Lieutenant General (Retired) Ronald Ray Blanck, D.O. was born October 8, 1941 in Lancaster, PA. He was the 39th Surgeon General of the United States Army, from 1996 to 2000. He is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) From 2000-2006 he was president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Texas. He is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and board certified in internal medicine.
Blanck's military career began in 1968 as a medical officer and battalion surgeon in Vietnam. He would go on to serve for 32 years.
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
North Atlantic Region Medical Command
Director of Professional Services and Chief of Medical Corps Affairs for the U.S. Army Surgeon General.
Dean of Student Affairs at the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine
Chief of the Department of Medicine at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas.
Commander, Berlin Army Hospital.
Commander, Frankfurt Regional Army Medical Center.
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING Peace Time
Service: US Army
Rank: Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General Ronald Ray Blanck, United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Surgeon General of the Army from October 1996 to September 2000.
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING Peace Time
Service: US Army
Rank: Lieutenant General
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CITATION:
Under the provisions of Department of Defense 1348.33-M, the Secretary of Defense has awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal to Lieutenant General Ronald Ray Blanck, United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense.
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING Peace Time
Service: US Army
Rank: Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General Ronald Ray Blanck, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States.
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING Peace Time
Service: US Army
Rank: Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General Ronald Ray Blanck, United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States.
Army Commendation w/V device.
Dress Green, Class-A Uniform.
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