Charles Malden Oman

Charles Malden Oman
NicknameCharles
Born(1878-10-23)October 23, 1878
Lightstreet, Pennsylvania
DiedNovember 1, 1948(1948-11-01) (aged 70)
Beacon, New York
United States Navy/Medical CorpsUnited States Navy
Service years1901–1945
RankRear Admiral
CommandsUSS Comfort (AH-3)

US Naval Base Hospital Brest, France 1917–1919
Naval Medical School, Washington DC 1920-1921
Naval Hospital, Washington DC 1921–1924
Naval Dispensary, Washington DC 1928–1931
Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Washington DC 1931–1935
Naval Hospital, Brooklyn NY 1936–1937 National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 1941–1943

Naval Convalescent Hospital, Harriman NY 1943–1945
AwardsNavy Cross
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania Medical School

Charles Malden Oman (1878–1948) was a rear admiral and surgeon in the United States Navy Medical Corps, serving during the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War, and both World Wars. During World War I, he commanded the Naval Base Hospital No.1 in Brest, France, and received the Navy Cross.  He later led several naval hospitals and served four years in Peking, China. During World War II was the first commanding officer of the US Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.

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