Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr.
Internal medicine physician Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. was born on March 22, 1925 in Tuskegee, Alabama to Dr. George Clayton Branche, Sr. and Lillian Vester Davidson. Branche attended Boston Latin High School in Boston, Massachusetts and graduated in June of 1942. He then attended and graduated from Bowdon College in Brunswick, Maine, earning his B.A. degree in 1946. Branche graduated from Boston University’s Medical School in 1948 earning his M.D. degree.
After earning his medical degree, Branche worked as a medical intern at Boston City Hospital between 1948 and 1949. In July of 1949, Branche started his residency in internal medicine at Cushing Veterans’ Hospital. After his residency ended in 1951, he earned a cancer fellowship at Tufts Medical School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After his cancer fellowship, Branche entered the U.S. Army. Between October and December of 1952, Branche attended medical field service school at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas in preparation for service overseas during the Korean Conflict. Between December of 1952 and May 15, 1954, Branche served in the U.S. Army as a medical officer. He was honorably discharged in November of 1954, achieving the rank of captain.
Branche started to practice internal medicine in Richmond, Virginia near the end of 1954 after leaving the U.S. Army. The following year, he got married and started a family. After seven years in Richmond, Branche and his family moved to New York City, where he practiced medicine with his brother, Dr. Matthew Branche. Branche worked in the Admissions Department at Columbia University Medical School. Branche also helped found the organization, 100 Black Men. He was involved with the organization for forty-three years and was an active member for many years.
Branche passed away on April 23, 2009 at age 84.
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Internal medicine physician Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. (1925 - 2009 ) was a medical officer during the Korean Conflict, was a founder of 100 Black Men and had his own internal medicine practice in New York City.
U.S. Army
Boston City Hospital
Cushing General Hospital
Harlem Hospital Center
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Tape: 1 Story: 7 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his paternal great-uncle, George Clayton Shaw
Tape: 1 Story: 8 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his father's childhood
Tape: 2 Story: 1 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his father's university education
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Tape: 2 Story: 3 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his father's social involvement
Tape: 2 Story: 4 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his earliest childhood memories
Tape: 2 Story: 5 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his family life in Tuskegee, Alabama
Tape: 2 Story: 6 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. recalls travelling with his family as a child
Tape: 2 Story: 7 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. recalls Camp Emlen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tape: 2 Story: 8 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. recalls moving to Boston, Massachusetts for high school
Tape: 3 Story: 1 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. recalls differences between Boston and Tuskegee, Alabama
Tape: 3 Story: 2 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. recalls the Roxbury community in Boston
Tape: 3 Story: 3 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. recalls his mother and siblings' move to Boston
Tape: 3 Story: 4 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes the sights, sounds and smells of his childhood
Tape: 3 Story: 5 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. recalls his decision to study medicine
Tape: 3 Story: 6 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his internship at Boston City Hospital
Tape: 3 Story: 7 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his mentors
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Tape: 4 Story: 2 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. recalls joining the U.S. Army as a medical officer
Tape: 4 Story: 3 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his service in the Korean War
Tape: 4 Story: 4 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. remembers segregation in the U.S. Army
Tape: 4 Story: 5 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. recalls returning from the Korean War
Tape: 4 Story: 6 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. recalls moving to Richmond, Virginia
Tape: 4 Story: 7 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. recalls his medical career in New York City, pt. 1
Tape: 5 Story: 1 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. recalls the difficulties of practicing medicine in Richmond
Tape: 5 Story: 2 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his medical career in New York
Tape: 5 Story: 3 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his social involvement in New York
Tape: 5 Story: 4 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes the Youth Shelter Program of Westchester, Inc.
Tape: 5 Story: 5 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his wife and his friends at Harlem Hospital Center
Tape: 6 Story: 1 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. talks about George Clayton Shaw's writings
Tape: 6 Story: 2 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes the history of Mary Potter Academy, pt. 1
Tape: 6 Story: 3 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes the history of Mary Potter Academy, pt. 2
Tape: 6 Story: 4 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. recalls serving with black physicians in the Korean War
Tape: 6 Story: 5 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his medical duties in the Korean War
Tape: 6 Story: 6 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. talks about why he settled in Richmond, Virginia
Tape: 6 Story: 7 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. recalls Richmond's African American community
Tape: 6 Story: 8 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. recalls moving to New York City in 1962
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Tape: 7 Story: 2 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. recalls practicing medicine with his brother
Tape: 7 Story: 3 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his community involvement in Harlem, New York
Tape: 7 Story: 4 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his involvement in 100 Black Men of America, Inc.
Tape: 7 Story: 5 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. recalls his medical career in New York City, pt. 2
Tape: 7 Story: 6 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes Westchester County, New York
Tape: 7 Story: 7 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes the community of Scarsdale, New York
Tape: 8 Story: 1 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes African Americans' presence in the medical profession
Tape: 8 Story: 2 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes the medical issues facing the African American community
Tape: 8 Story: 3 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his concerns about healthcare for African Americans
Tape: 8 Story: 4 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes the operations of the Youth Shelter Program of Westchester, Inc.
Tape: 8 Story: 5 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his work with the Westchester Clubmen
Tape: 8 Story: 6 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. talks about his Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity membership
Tape: 8 Story: 7 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes his hopes and concerns for the African American community
Tape: 8 Story: 8 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. describes how he would like to be remembered
Tape: 9 Story: 1 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. talks about his three children
Tape: 9 Story: 2 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. reflects upon his life
Tape: 9 Story: 3 - Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr. narrates his photographs, pt. 1
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