Skinner R E
Aviat Space Environ Med. 1983 Jan;54(1):75-82.
Few individuals have left a more indelible mark on the history of aviation medicine than the wartime Air Surgeon of the U.S. Army Air Forces, David N. W. Grant. In spite of having built an incomparable air evacuation service, created the Flight Nurse Corps, instituted psychological evaluations for aircrews, and a host of other achievements, little is known about Grant the man, or about how he came to be the Air Surgeon. This paper will describe Grant's early life and military career, and will focus on his gradual accumulation of the knowledge and personal qualities that made him an outstanding, if virtually unsung, leader of World War II.
在美国陆军航空队担任战时航空军医的大卫·N·W·格兰特，几乎无人能在航空医学史上留下比他更不可磨灭的印记。尽管他建立了无与伦比的空中后送服务，创建了飞行护士队，为机组人员开展了心理评估，以及取得了许多其他成就，但人们对格兰特本人却知之甚少，也不清楚他是如何成为航空军医的。本文将描述格兰特的早年生活和军事生涯，并着重讲述他如何逐步积累知识和个人品质，使他成为第二次世界大战中一位杰出的（尽管几乎不为人知）领导者。
