Fa 4 3 ee me 0 . ae - 2 © . |%a epidemic of late 1957 did Col. a certificate of achievement for Rich’s ledership reflect itself in the meeting of this emergency sitfrom January 1957 to June 1958. uation with the optimum use of He is the son of Dr. Edward resources at hand and: minimum I. Rich, 2624 Taylor, Ogden’s old- disruption of the military: activi- |. : ‘ties of the command. | | est living doctor... The certificate was presented to | “His guidance at Ft. Benning Col. Rich at Third Army Hea d- (Georgia) and Ft. Bragg (North McPherson, Ga., | Carolina) in connection with the} | quarters, Ft. shortly before he departed for a construction of the new multinew assignment in Europe. — million dollar hospitals being Col. Rich was cited for weld- erected at those posts has been| | his work as Third “together the ing = OA ; : So *e OOF Sige BO s Nw ~" SS. A —— h Col. Thair C. Rich has received Army surgeon complex ele- MMe. ments which comprise the medi‘eal service into such a smoothly functioning, efficient team as to permit the discharge of the Army’s medical mission with max- ’\imum efficiency and high esprit, authorizations despite. reduced and restricted CITES funds. LEADERSHIP “Especially during the influen- e ean ee Col. Rich entered the Army in 1934 and has served throughout the U. S., Europe East. and the Far). :