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==Military and medical practice==

==Military and medical practice==

Alford served as a [[captain]] during [[World War II]] in the [[United States Army]] Medical Corps from 1940 to 1946. He was on active duty as a surgeon in the [[Europe|European]] Theater of Operations. Afterwards from 1947 to 1948, he was an assistant [[professor]] at [[Methodist]]-affiliated [[Emory University]] College of Medicine in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]].<ref name=findagrave>Thomas Dale Alford Sr. (1916-2000) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed October 13, 2021.</ref>

Alford served as a [[captain]] during [[World War II]] in the [[United States Army]] Medical Corps from 1940 to 1946. He was on active duty as a surgeon in the [[Europe|European]] Theater of Operations. Afterwards from 1947 to 1948, he was an assistant [[professor]] at [[Methodist]]-affiliated [[Emory University]] College of Medicine in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]].<ref name=findagrave>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6851242/thomas-dale-alford Thomas Dale Alford Sr. (1916-2000) - Find A Grave Memorial], accessed October 13, 2021.</ref>

On his return to Arkansas, he opened a private practice and was the chief assistant in opthalmological surgery at the Little Rock Veterans Hospital. He was active in all levels of the Arkansas and American Medical Associations as well as the American Board of Opthalmology, the College of Surgeons, International Surgeons, and Cataract Refractive Surgeons. He served on the teaching faculty at the University of Arkansas Medical School at Little Rock from 1948 to 1958.

On his return to Arkansas, he opened a private practice and was the chief assistant in opthalmological surgery at the Little Rock Veterans Hospital. He was active in all levels of the Arkansas and American Medical Associations as well as the American Board of Opthalmology, the College of Surgeons, International Surgeons, and Cataract Refractive Surgeons. He served on the teaching faculty at the University of Arkansas Medical School at Little Rock from 1948 to 1958.