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On 18 April 1943, Santee was commissioned as a lieutenant in the United States Navy. He served as a doctor in the Pacific theater and picked up a working knowledge of the Japanese language. | On 18 April 1943, Santee was commissioned as a lieutenant in the United States Navy. Initially, Santee wanted to enter the Intelligence field, but with his medical training, the Navy insisted he work as a physician. He served as a doctor in the Pacific theater and picked up a working knowledge of the Japanese language. Part of his time was spent on Guadalcanal where he tended to wounded soldiers, without seeing any combat action himself. | ||
After his discharge, Santee was invited to join the staff of the Rockefeller Research Foundation, but he ultimately decided to become a tutor at St. John's College. | After his discharge, Santee was invited to join the staff of the Rockefeller Research Foundation, but he ultimately decided to become a tutor at St. John's College before accepting a position at Johns Hopkins as an assistant resident. | ||
==Medical career== | ==Medical career== | ||