Drs. Irving Rand & Eugene Buehler Overview - 1
A Tale of 2 WW1 Camp Travis Doctors & their Watches: United after 100 Years!
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Colonel (Dr.) Irving W. Rand reported as the Commanding Officer of the Base Hospital at Camp Travis (San Antonio, Texas) in January 1918 "in the throes of a mumps and measles epidemic".
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Major (Dr.) Eugene Buehler joined him as the Camp Travis Sanitary Inspector in March 1918, based on his extensive experience in public health administration.
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The photo below from the 1918 Camp Travis Army yearbook shows Col Rand & Maj Buehler together:
Uniting their Watches after 100 Years....
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I purchased Dr. Buehler's Illinois watch in 2012. During his distinguished career, Eugene Buehler served as a doctor during the Spanish-American War; the Public Health Commissioner of Indianapolis; and head of Sanitation at Camp Travis Tx.
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Four years later in 2016, I saw Dr. Rand's watch up for auction on eBay. I saw its "Camp Travis" inscription -- and later realized that's where Eugene Buehler was also stationed. During my research, I purchased a copy of the "1918 Camp Travis" Army yearbook -- and found a photo with both of them sitting in the same row.
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Eureka! Drs. Buehler & Rand were both professional associates and friends -- and, after 100 years, their stories and their watches were re-united....
