ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal , ▁which ▁c itation ▁reads ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁[ M aj or ▁General ▁Warren ▁F . ▁Dra per ] ▁served ▁with ▁consp ic uous ▁distinction ▁as ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Health ▁Branch .... He ▁directed ▁the ▁form ulation ▁and ▁execution ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Commander ' s ▁policies ▁gover ning ▁public ▁health ▁in ▁liber ated ▁nations ▁and ▁conquer ed ▁territ ories . ▁ ▁Draw ing ▁on ▁his ▁many ▁years ' ▁experience , ▁he ▁coordin ated ▁all ▁resources ▁for ▁the ▁prevent ion ▁and ▁control ▁of ▁civil ian ▁ep ide m ics ▁which ▁might ▁have ▁inter fer ed ▁with ▁military ▁operations , ▁and ▁successfully ▁met ▁trem end ous ▁problems ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁cha otic ▁conditions ▁left ▁by ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁many ▁areas . ▁ ▁The ▁plans ▁and ▁procedures ▁drawn ▁up ▁by ▁General ▁Dra per ▁were ▁successful ▁in ▁every ▁test . ▁ ▁Through ▁cont rolling ▁disease ▁in ▁Europe , ▁he ▁contributed ▁in ▁the ▁highest ▁degree ▁to ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁Al lied ▁forces . ▁ ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Dra per ▁res umed ▁his ▁post ▁as ▁deput y ▁sur geon ▁general , ▁U . S . ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service , ▁in ▁Beth es da , ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁briefly ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Red ▁Cross ▁as ▁assistant ▁vice ▁president ▁for ▁health ▁services . ▁ ▁United ▁Mine ▁Work ers ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁the