John Halver

[3] He held a position with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as director of the Western Fish Nutrition Laboratory in Cook, Washington, where Halver and his staff carried out research on the nutrient requirements for Pacific salmon.

[citation needed] He served as a US Army Ranger, European Theatre during WWII; Platoon Leader to captain, 100th Division, 399 Infantry, Fox Company.

Citations received: Croix d’Valeur (France), Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, American Theatre Service Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal with two Bronze Stars, World War II Victory Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Army of Occupation (Germany), and the Citoyen d’Honneur (France).

[6] In 2005, Halver was named as one of the "Leading Scientists of the World" by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England.,[7] because of his work for the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Development Program, the World Bank, the United States Agency for International Development, and the International Executive Service Corps, which led to improved food supply for populations in developing countries.

[8] Halver discovered the cause of trout hepatomas (liver cancer) in the early 1960s, and developed methods of avoiding them.