In Memory

John L Benton Jr - Class Of 1942 VIEW PROFILE

John L Benton Jr

John Lamn Benton (March 22, 1924 - December 1, 2016) graduated from South Pasadena High School in 1942 and attended Pasadena City College during which he joined the US Army Reserves. He was called up for active duty and selected for the ASTP (Army Specialized Training Program) and sent to the University of Kansas where he received his BS degree in 1946 and his MD from St Louis University in 1949. He interned at Los Angeles County Hospital and then, still in the Reserves, served as a battalion combat surgeon, 2nd Infantry, US Army in Korea 1950 - 1951, followed by chief of outpatient department at Camp Cook. He did his residency in Internal Medicine at USC Medical School and the Hospital of the Good Samaritan. He then practiced at Good Samaritan from 1955 - 1994 and was a member of the American College of Physicians, American and California Societies of Internal Medicine and the Royal Society of Medicine, and was an FAA Medical Examiner.

John is survived by his wife Cynthia and his former wife Barbara, his sister Olive Benton Buchan (SPHS '43), and his daughter Kathleen Jimenez, and four grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son John Perry Benton.

John was an active participant in sailboating, flying his Cessna airplane, racing sports cars, showing his Morgan 3-wheeler and 4-wheeler cars, and parading at Scottish events in his Clan Lamont kilt. He was a proud and active member of many organizations, including QBs (Quiet Birdmen), Morgan Car Clubs, St Andrews Society of Los Angeles, British United Service Club, and in retirement was a Senior Driving Instructor at Pasadena Senior Center, the author of two books about his Korean War tour, and participated in the writing of a book on the history of Good Samaritan Hospital.

Los Angeles Times, March 22, 2017

**************************************

Veteran Story

US Army
1943-1946
1950-1952

Time in Korea for a year and a Purple Heart -- was a Captain running a forward unit.





Click here to see John L's last Profile entry.