William MacVane
... that, decades before he became Mayor of Portland, Maine, William MacVane practiced military medicine and received a Bronze Star for performing surgery "under adverse conditions" during World War II?
... that, decades before he became <a class="mw-redirect" href="./List_of_mayors_of_Portland,_Maine" id="mwCNo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="List of mayors of Portland, Maine">Mayor</a> of <a href="./Portland,_Maine" id="mwCNs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Portland, Maine">Portland, Maine</a>, <b id="mwCNw"><a href="./William_MacVane" id="mwCN0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="William MacVane">William MacVane</a></b> practiced <a href="./Military_medicine" id="mwCN4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Military medicine">military medicine</a> and received a <a class="mw-redirect" href="./Bronze_Star" id="mwCN8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bronze Star">Bronze Star</a> for performing surgery "under adverse conditions" during World War<span id="mwCOA" typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>II?