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1936 with his M.D. from the University of Kansas, he interned at Ancker Hospital in St. Paul,
Minnesota and then completed a year of surgical residency at the famous Hertzler Clinic in Halstead,
Kansas. From 1938 to 1941, Dr. Ludwick practiced as a GP in Waterloo, Iowa, and there met his
future wife, Jean Hoyer. During World War II, Dr. Ludwick served as a medical officer with the 34 th
Infantry Division, and saw extensive action in North Africa and Italy, earning the Silver Star for
gallantry in action, as well as a Purple Heart. After serving overseas for 28 months, he was rotated
back to the U.S. in April of 1944 and honorably discharged from active duty in 1946 with the rank of
major, United States Army. In October 1945, Dr. Ludwick and his wife settled in Wenatchee,
Washington, where he practiced Family Medicine, including obstetrics and surgery, for fifty-one
years, until retiring in 1988. An early partner and mentor of Dr. Robert W. Higgins (AAFP president
in 1984-1985), he was a charter diplomate of the ABFP (now ABFM) in 1970 and became a fellow
of the AAFP in 1977. As an active member of various state and local medical associations
throughout his career, he also served as the fifth president of the Washington Academy of General
Practice from 1960 to 1961, and was vice president of the Washington State Medical Association in
1962.
The Arthur L. Ludwick, Jr., MD Collection consists of photocopied correspondence from Dr.
Ludwick between the years 1956-1961, as well as various family and genealogy records, local
newspaper articles, obituaries and photocopied extracts from local histories; AAGP/AAFP
membership records from 1949 to 2006 and extracted materials on Dr. Ludwick from Academy
publications; photocopied extracted material from ABFP/ABFM records relating to his Charter
Diplomate status (1970-1987); photocopies of his records from medical school, and background
material relating to his internship and residency service; photocopies of his medical licensure records
from Kansas and Washington State; and Who’s Who entries from 1974-1981. In addition, the
collection also contains extensive materials relating to his military service, including
correspondence, oral histories, and published unit histories.
McCracken, Boyd E., M.D. (1923- )
1976-2001
1 slim document case – See also: Photograph Collection
Born in Greenville, Illinois in 1923, Dr. Boyd E. McCracken was graduated with an M.D. degree
from the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1947. In 1947, he returned to Greenville, and
established a general practice there, where he served (except for a two-year stint in the Army during
the Korean War) until his retirement in 1991. Dr. McCracken was an active member of many state
and local medical organizations, including the AMA (where he served as a member of the
Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education from 1979 to 1980); the AAFP
(member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Public Relations Committee, 1978-1980); and
the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians (President, 1969-1970). In 1977, Dr. McCracken was
named the Illinois Family Doctor of the Year, and was also a Runner-Up for the national Family
Doctor of the Year Award that same year.
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