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George Burt Lake
Lieutenant-Colonel, Medical Corps
Camp Surgeon of Camp Grant, Illinois

(Photo by Ludwig Studio, Howell)

Born 26 November, 1880, Topeka, Kansas; son of George B. & Helen (Marsh) Lake; husband of Mary Lee (Blossom) Lake; father of Helen Lee B. Lake, 1908, and George Burt Lake, Jr., 1911.

Training: Univ. of Mich 1898-1901; Doctor of Medicine, Rush Medical College, Chicago, 1902; Asst. Surgeon of the Mexican Central Railroad Mexico, 1902-4; in civil practice, Wolcotville, Ind, 1904-1910.

Commission 1st Lieut Medical Corps, Wolcottville, Ind, 2 July 1910; graduated Army Medical School 1911; ordered to duty on Mexican border in spring and summer of 1911, transferred to Fort Sheridan, Ill, as a base; placed on detached service.

Served in Philippines Mar 1913 to Oct 1915; in Moro Campaign on Island of Sulu 1913; Promoted Capt Medical Corps 1914; ordered to US and stationed at Fort Oglethorpe Ga for 4 mo; transferred to Mexican border as Asst Surgeon 11 Calvary; selected as surgeon of picked squadron under Major House (later Major-General) under special orders to pursue and capture Villa (Pershing Punitive Expedition 1916); assigned to surgical service at Base Hosp 2 Fort Bliss Tex; transferred to Eagle Pass Tex Commanding Ambulance Co. 7.

Promoted Major Medical Corps July 1917; transferred to Fort Clark Tex where organized and commanded Field Hospital 27; outfit sailed overseas while Major Lake was convalescing from operation; back to duty Jan 1918 and for 6 mo was Post and Camp Surgeon at Fort Clark Tex.

Promoted Lieut Colonel Medical Corps Jan 1918; was Camp Surgeon Camp Grant Ill July 1918-April 1919; then ordered to Fort Benj Harrison as Commanding Officer General Hosp 25 April-July 1919; then assigned to surgical service, Walter Reed Hospital Washington D.C. in Oct 1919 ordered to surgical service General Hospital 6, Fort McPherson Ga; where stationed at date (31 December 1919).

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