William Knickerbocker Van Reypen Jr (S&B 1905)
Yale University. Skull and Bones.
1905 - Graduated Yale, Skull and Bones Patriarch.[1]
Died 27 Jan 1906, from Not Known. Age 23
Note:
Son of Admiral William Nickerbocker Van Reypen… Biography…note
1904 to 1905 - President of the American National Red Cross.[5]
Spanish-American War - 21 Apr 1898 to 13 Aug 1898 -, designed and fitted out the ambulance ship, SOLACE [Built 1896/97. Acq. 7 Apr and Commissioned as Hospital Ship14 Apr 1898], the first ever used in naval warfare; retired on own application, after forty years’ service, with the rank of sr. rear-admiral, 1902.[5]
1876 - Married Nellie Wells.[5]
1865, 1869 to 1870, etc.- Naval hospital, Chelsea, Mass.[5]
1863 to 1864 - on St. Lawrence E. Gulf Blockading Squadron.[5]
1862 - Served at Naval Hospital, New York.[5]
Appointed from N. J., ass’t surgeon U.S.N. 1861; passed ass’t surgeon, 1865; surgeon, 1868; med. insp. 1887; med. director, 1895;[5]
A.B., New York Univ., 1861; A.M. 1863; M.D., Univ Med. College (N.Y.U.) 1862;[5]
[3] - Skull and Bones Membership List by David Luhrssen
[5] - Find a Grave - William Knickerbocker Van Reypen Jr (S&B 1905)
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