Dr. John Ebersole graduated from Community Catholic High School in 1943 and was nominated by his classmate, Robert Van Wassenhove. He was inducted posthumously; he passed away on September 23, 1993 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetary. Dr. Ebersole graduated from St. Ambrose College and earned his medical degree from Indiana University. He completed postdoctoral studies in nuclear physics at Duke University and at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His career in the US Navy Medical Corps spanned 24 years and he was the first officer to serve aboard two different nuclear submarines. He was selected by Admiral Hyman Rickover to be the medical officer on the USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear powered submarine. He was then assigned to the USS Seawolf, the first submarine to stay submerged for 60 days. Dr. Ebersole served as a consultant to NASA for Project Mercury, completed his residency at Bethesda, Maryland Naval Hospital and was then named Chief of Radiation Therapy, Director of Nuclear Medical Training and Acting Director of the Radiation Evaluation Lab. In November, 1963, as Chief of Diagnostic Radiology, he assisted in the autopsy of President John F. Kennedy. In 1968, he was promoted to Chief of Radiology, still at Bethesda, and 2 years later retired from the US Navy as a captain. He then created and directed the John Hale Steinman Cancer Center at Lancaster (Pennsylvania) General Hospital, the country’s first radiation treatment center. He lectured throughout the United States and Europe on nuclear technology and the treatment of cancer; he retired in 1986 after treating more than 10,000 cancer patients. From 1974 to 1990 he also taught in Lancaster General’s Clinical Pastoral Education Program. Upon retirement, Dr. Ebersole had time to pursue his interest in crime fiction; he taught detective fiction through Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and helped found the Orange Street Improbables, a group of mystery enthusiasts. He was a member of the American Medical Association, the Society of Nuclear Medicine, the Health Physics Society, the Association of Military Surgeons, and the Mystery Writers of America. He was a diplomat and fellow of the American College of Radiology and a guest examiner on the American Board of Radiology. He received the Award of Merit from the Illinois State Medical Society, the Merit Citation from the Royal Navy of Sweden and the US Navy Unit citation. He was an active member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church. His wife Marian passed away in 2004; they are survived by their 6 children. A signed photo of the USS Seawolf, his second submarine assignment is hanging in our library.