Draft:Samuel Simon Bruington

Samuel Simon Bruington, M.D. (August 3, 1892 – November 4, 1932) was a World War I veteran and Physician from Georgetown, South Carolina. He served with the 317th Sanitary Train in the 92nd Infantry Division. .

Education
Bruington went to the State College of Orangeburg (today known as South Carolina State University and later received his M.D. from Howard University Medical School (today known as the Howard University College of Medicine) in 1904

Military Service and Career
Bruington was assigned to the 317th Medical Train of the 92nd Infantry Division on April 28th, 1918, He was transferred to the Army Hospital in Williamsbridge, New York due to poor health and was later honorably discharged a month later for physical disability.

Civilian Career and Community Activities
Bruington was a member of the NAACP and spoke at other events, including the Womens Progressive Club and Hi Y, a high school-focused subsection of the YMCA

Personal life
After leaving the Army, Bruington moved to Newark, New Jersey. There, he met his wife; Alma Shaw. They had four children

Death
Dr. Bruington died on November 4, 1932 at the age of 40 after complications from a mastoid operation at the Newark Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital. He was laid to rest 5 days later at Clinton Cemetery in Irvington, New Jersey.