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William Curry Moloney was born in Boston Massachusetts on December 19, 1907. He studied medicine at Tufts College and graduated in 1932 with a Doctor of Medicine degree. In 1961, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science from the College of the Holy Cross. Dr. Moloney was associated with the Medical School of Tufts University for forty years. He began his career in 1934 as an assistant, then rose to a full professor in 1971 and retired in 1974. Dr. Moloney became Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School in 1974- and Emeritus Physician and Chief of the Hematology Division, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in 1967. He also served concurrent posts: Consultant, Boston Hospitals, 1938-, consultant, Boston City Hospitals, 1948-, director of clinical laboratories. Dr. Moloney served in Japan with the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) as the Chief of the Department of Medicine from 1952-1954. His hematology research at ABCC allowed him to work scientists from many departments. See more at Moloney, William C..

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Publication Date(s)

1952-1954

Language

English

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William Moloney, MD, kept a personal journal with photographs and newsclips, from 1952 to 1954 while serving with the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission in Japan. Along with other medical researchers he studied the effects of ionized radiation on the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. The original journal is open for research at the John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center in the HAM-TMC Library in Houston.

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Keywords

Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, ABCC, William C. Maloney, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, hematology, ionized radiation, hibakusa

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