▁and ▁was ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Committee ▁of ▁Military ▁Medicine ▁( IC MM ) ▁located ▁in ▁Li ège . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁B ain bridge ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Prov idence , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁as ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁cl erg yman ▁and ▁scholar ▁William ▁Se aman ▁B ain bridge , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Elizabeth ▁( Se aman ) ▁B ain bridge , ▁a ▁mission ary ▁and ▁author . ▁B ain bridge ▁primarily ▁visited ▁the ▁grammar ▁school ▁of ▁the ▁Brown ▁University ▁and ▁th ence forward ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Brook lyn , ▁he ▁visited ▁a ▁private ▁school . ▁A ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁child hood ▁he ▁also ▁spent ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁youth ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁cad et ▁corps ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁Regiment ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Guard ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁became ▁Corpor al ▁and ▁visited ▁Mo he gan ▁Lake ▁Military ▁Academy ▁in ▁Pe ek sk ill , ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁his ▁wish ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁sur geon , ▁he ▁was ▁influenced ▁and ▁supported ▁by ▁El iza ▁Maria ▁Mos her , ▁who ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁Jay ▁Web ber ▁Se aver , ▁a ▁pione er ▁of ▁anth rop ometry . ▁B ain bridge ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Sh urt le ff ▁College , ▁and ▁finished ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Washington ▁& ▁Jefferson ▁College ▁with ▁a ▁master ▁of ▁science ▁degree . ▁After wards ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Phys icians ▁and ▁Sur ge ons ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated