Dr. Jack J. Levin — former chief of medicine at Veterans Hospital at Wood, Wis. — died June 29 in Pompano Beach, Fla. He was 93.
A native of Milwaukee, he attended Bay View High School and Marquette University. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School in 1934.
He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps from 1936-38 and again during World War II from 1942-46. He landed in France in a 101st Airborne Division glider on D-Day (June 6, 1944) and served as an interpreter for German POWs in addition to treating the wounded. He was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, Orange Lanyard of Holland and the Belgium and French Fourragene.
He completed his residency in internal medicine at the VA Center at Wood in 1948 and remained on its staff until 1970 when he moved to Washington, D.C. In addition, he was a consultant at Milwaukee County General, Mt. Sinai and Deaconess hospitals and a retired professor emeritus of medicine at Marquette University Medical School. He co-wrote many papers and publications in internal medicine.
He was a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine; Milwaukee County, Wisconsin and American medical societies; the American College of Physicians; Milwaukee Academy of Medicine and the Milwaukee Gastroenterology Society.
Upon retirement in 1975, he and his wife of 60 years, Shirley Levin (nee Bratt), moved to Florida. There he served as a cruise ship doctor, performed physical exams for the VA on a per diem basis, attended continuing education programs and maintained his medical license until his death.
Services and burial were held July 3 in Boca Raton, Fla.
Memorials to the American Cancer Society would be appreciated.
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