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A Salute to a Special Veteran, Medical Entomologist Robert Washino, 88

It's Veterans' Day and what better day than today to salute noted medical entomologist Robert Washino, 88, a U.S. Army veteran? When you say "Thank you for your service," that not only means his service in the Korean War, but his entire career in...

Lt. Robert Washino (front left) served as a medical entomologist in the Korean War, seeing duty with the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps from 1956 to 1958.

Lt. Robert Washino (front left) served as a medical entomologist in the Korean War, seeing duty with the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps from 1956 to 1958.

Lt. Robert Washino (far right) served with the U.S. Army Medical Corps from 1956 to 1958 during the Korean War.

Lt. Robert Washino (far right) served with the U.S. Army Medical Corps from 1956 to 1958 during the Korean War.

Medical entomologist Lt Robert Washino working in a lab south of Paris during the Korean War.

Medical entomologist Lt Robert Washino working in a lab south of Paris during the Korean War.

A Story No One Is Letting Robert Washino Forget

It's a story that no one is letting him forget. Noted medical entomologist Robert "Bob" Washino, emeritus professor of entomology and a veteran academic administrator at UC Davis, was hanging out in his back yard in Davis last spring when an aedine...

Sharing coffee last week at the Bohart Museum were medical entomologist Robert Washino, emeritus professor and former chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology (now Entomology and Nematology) and Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum and UC Davis professor of entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sharing coffee last week at the Bohart Museum were medical entomologist Robert Washino, emeritus professor and former chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology (now Entomology and Nematology) and Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum and UC Davis professor of entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Mosquito Man: Stepping Down

Most people have never served 38 consecutive years on an executive board that looks out for the health and welfare of two million people. But then again medical entomologist Robert Washino isn't  “most people.” Washino, emeritus professor and...

Culex quinquefasciatus, which can transmit West Nile virus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Culex quinquefasciatus, which can transmit West Nile virus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Medical entomologist Robert Washino during his military years in the mid-1950s. This photo was taken in a lab south of Paris, France.

Medical entomologist Robert Washino during his military years in the mid-1950s. This photo was taken in a lab south of Paris, France.

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