Lee Back After 2 Years in France

Lieutenant-Colonel Roger I. Lee '02, Professor of Hygiene in the University since 1914, has returned to the United States after an absence of nearly two years in France. Commissioned a major on April 5, 1917, Lee went overseas with the Harvard Base Hospital No. 5 on the 11th of May, 1917 Dr. Harvey Cushing was director of this unit, but in March, 1918, Major Lee who had been in charge of research work on poison gas victims was made commanding officer of the Base Hospital. He continued in this command until September 6, 1918, when he was assigned to the 3rd Army Corps and appointed Senior Medical Consultant. By this time he had been promoted to the rank of Lieut-Col. Lee was assigned to duty with the army of occupation in Coblenz.