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268 Mr. McKinley was shot at Buffalo, New York, he joined Doctors Mann, Mynter and Parmenter in the unsuccessful attempt to extract the fatal bullet. He was promoted passed assistant surgeon April 18, 1877; surgeon, November 27, 1888; medical inspector, August 24, 1900, and surgeon-general, with the rank of rear-admiral, February 10, 1902—the youngest surgeon-general in the history of the navy. He holds membership in the American Medical Association; Washington Medical Society; and the Association of Military Surgeons.

On April 25, 1877, Doctor Rixey was married to Earlena I. English, at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.