Document re5XeojyJyxRXO5Kzx1JqR4eV

/ / / Col. A. J. Luisa Gets legion of Merit Award Industry Disease Authority Associate Medical Director of Metropolitan Life Aided in Amy's Eeslth Prcgraaj Eis Career Col, Jnthony J. Lanza, associate medical director of the Metropolitan life, who cat director of the occupational health di-rialon of ths prerentire nodicine service of the. Surgeon General's office, ITaahingten, D.C., tram. Aisgust, 1942, to Jssnery, 1945, has been awarded the Legion of Merit, the Par Departsent announced, a few days ago, Jbraxd was for hla share in the daveloprsant of the Army'a health pregran for civilian workers In Arzy-owned and operated industrial plants. Bern in Haw lark City, Col, lanes la a graduate of George Tashington Pnivjr'-.-i Proa 1907 to 1920 ha was is the United States public health service, including rev;:->l years as chief surgeon of the United States Bureau of Mines. Re then beeace red ."I director of the Eydraulis Steel Co., Cleveland, Ohio, La 1921 ha went with the International Eaalth Board, Rockefeller Foundation, as advisor . In industrial h;.^--. n to tha Ccenoneealth Eaalth Departaant of Australia, staying there until 1924* He was an; executive officer of the Rational Eaalth Connell,. Haw Tork City, for a then becaca assistant cedieal director of Metropolitan L'fe in 1926a Other Activities incog ether eetlvlties he has bees a nedleal consultant of General Meterr C. He wae a center of the Pennsylvania Ccenisaion on Cccpeusaticn for Cccupetlcr.rl neuter of tha heard of directors of Hew Tork Tuberculosis end Health Assseiati:*.. t.f-.s cri-dusted investigations of diseases of cirer* end other i--urtr-eo > C.iIc.tjI I'-im Is author of "Silicosis and Asbestosis* sod with Sr. Caldfc of K lustrial Hygiene." ,'3 ^uaeriiy? v** METROPOLITAN NURJEJ Vol* 9# Ho. 2 Kay 1W5 LEGION OF MERIT AWARD GOES TO DR (COLONEL) LANZA Dr. Anthony J. Last., whoa aany of you taow, returned to the Compaisf oo January 1st of this year, after three years of serrlee with the Car Departaent. Sr. Lease's work as. head of the Division of Occupational Health la the Prsrsa tire Medic jam Serrlee of th e 8urgeon General's - Office was ot such value that he has been awerdod the prised Legion of Merit] Surgeon General tilt nade the presentatioa la Washington* D. C. . on April 2nd, vith the following oltatloni "Colonel Anthony I. Tense, 0439418, Medical Corps, Any of tha Baited States. For excep tionally aeritorlous conduct la the perfoznaaee of outstanding ssrrloss fraa March 1942 to Dweeaber 1944* Colonel- tense contributed in a high degree to the derelopaeat of tho Asay'o present Industrial health prograa for cirilian workers la Any owned and operated Industrial plants. Hs organised for tho Surgeoa General e special health service which protects tho health of alaoet a Million cirilian workare la Any Industrial plants, thus contributing to tho uninterrupted floe of eunitions. To this task hs brought a rich background of special knowledge and erperience which was applied with energy, intelligence and wisdoa. Largely due to his efV forts, tho present effective aad wall organised prograa of industrial medicine b as been developed aad he thoscontributed in a high degree to tha sueeeee of tha Any's - Sines nany of yon base n't eons tine net end workad with Dr. Lansa* I an sure % you will he vuoh iatenstad to lean of the award which he has received ee ff result ^ of his eeoonpllSMng a treeeadously. lapertaat job. Certainly eons of you will again have an opportunity of wnrtrlng with hla la tha futnrw. He will of coarse again heed * the Industrial Health Servlet- aad carry cp nob iaperteat work la cooperation vith the Medical, Group, end Statistical Divisions, at tha seas tlae giving tho Honing end other Halfan taoaas the benefit of his invaluable experience. I aoad hardly say that ww an neat happy to welcoeo Dr*. Xnasa hoaa once aore. : i - .. \ .~ :] ` --3^, ' * * Second Tice-frweicent NURJING BUREAU WELFARE DIVUION METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ?