George W. Baldauf

George W. Baldauf died April 13, 2014, at Island Hospital in Anacortes, Wash., at the age of 86. He enlisted in U.S. Marine Corps as a Hospital Corpsman and, due to termination of the Corpsman Rate in the Marine Corps, transferred to the U.S. Navy.

During his more than 12 years of enlisted service, he served at the Naval Hospital, Annapolis; Fleet Marine Force Pacific; First Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; Air Transport Squadron TWO, Alameda, Calif.; and Air Transport Squadron TWO Detachment, Hawaii.

He additionally served at the Naval Medical School and Naval Research Institute, both at Bethesda, Md.

After receiving his commission as an Ensign, Medical Service Corps in August 1957, he served at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Calif.; Bethesda, Md.; and Quonset Point, R.I.; the First Marine Air Wing, Iwakuni, Japan; Ninth Naval District; as the executive officer at the Naval Regional Medical Center, Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines ;and as executive officer of the Naval Regional Medical Center, Corpus Christi, Texas. He also served as commanding officer, Naval Hospital Whidbey Island.

Captain Baldauf’s next assignment was as deputy director of the Medical Service Corps, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Washington, D.C. He was transferred to Jacksonville, Fla., and assigned as commander, Naval Medical Command, Southeast Region and Jacksonville, Fla.

Captain Baldauf graduated from the Naval School of Hospital Administration, Bethesda in 1961 and received his bachelor’s degree from the George Washington University in 1963 and his M.P.A. degree from Roosevelt University in 1969.

He also attended the United States Naval Justice School, Interagency Institute for Federal Care Executives and the Department of the Army, Personnel Management for Executives course.

He is a member of the American College of Hospital Administrators, American Hospital Association and the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States.

Retiring from the Navy, George made Oak Harbor home. He was an active member of the First Baptist Church and the Church of the Rock. George is survived by son Michael and daughter-in-law. He was preceded in death by his wife Gloria, son David and one brother.

Viewing will be held at Wallin Funeral Home 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, April 23. Graveside funeral services with full military honors will follow at 1 p.m. at Maple Leaf Cemetery and a Celebration of Life will follow at Wallin Funeral Home at 1:30 p.m. with Chaplain David Lura officiating.

A reception for family and friends will follow. Friends and family are invited to visit George’s page in the Book of Memories at www.wallinfuneralhome.com to share memories and condolences.