James Carre Magee (January 23, 1883 – October 15, 1975) was an American medical officer and later Surgeon General of the United States Army from 1939 – 1943.

[1] He died at age 92 at Walter Reed General Hospital and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Magee had to confront the huge problems in preparing the Army Medical Department for its wartime expansion.

The committee's final report was issued in November 1942 and outlined recommendations to improve the efficiency of the Army Medical Services.

Magee's adversaries may have encouraged the Wadhams Committee investigation of the Medical Department in an attempt to remove him from his position but failed.

[1] George Marshall was able to convince president Franklin D. Roosevelt to not reappoint him to the position after his four-year term as surgeon general was over.