What year did the namesake of the Army Medical Command Installation in Frederick, Maryland die?
Fort Detrick Fort Detrick is a United States Army Medical Command installation located in Frederick, Maryland. Historically, Fort Detrick was the center of the US biological weapons program from 1943 to 1969. Since the discontinuation of that program, it has hosted most elements of the United States biological defense program.
John E. T. Camper Dr. John Emory Toussaint Camper (1897- November 21, 1977), born in Baltimore, Maryland was a prominent physician and Civil Rights activist. Raised in Sparrows Point, Dr. Camper was a graduate of Frederick Douglass High School. Prior to attending Howard University, Dr. Camper served in World War I, and during World War II, he was appointed to the Maryland Commission to Study Problems Affecting the Colored Population and served as a draft-board physician. While attending Howard, Dr. Camper was a star athlete in several sports, including football, and he was president of the school's chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity.