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ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY
| 1944 | |
| 1 January: | Curator issued Office Order No. 18; functions and responsibilities assigned. New name of "Army Institute of Pathology" appeared as a subordinate division of Army Medical Museum. |
| 1945 | |
| 24 January: | Office Order 20, SGO, sets up new board to plan new library and museum building. |
| 24 September: | Scientific value of pathological "followup" of Veterans' Administration patients recognized. |
| 1 December: | Report of Committee on Pathology of National Research Council. |
| 1946 | |
| 7 June: | Army Regulations 40-410 officially designated the Institute as the Army Institute of Pathology. Scientific Advisory Board established. |
| 12 June: | Veterans' Administration requested Army Institute of Pathology assistance. |
| 8 July: | Army Institute of Pathology became central laboratory of pathology for Veterans' Administration. |
| December: | Col. (later Brig. Gen.) Raymond Osborne Dart succeeded Ash as Director. |
| 1947 | |
| 3 March: | Scientific Advisory Board of Army Institute of Pathology held its first meeting. |
| 13 April: | Second meeting of Scientific Advisory Board; important changes recommended. |
| 7 May: | Museum opened to the public in its new location at "Chase Hall." |
| 1948 | |
| 5 January: | Hawley Board submitted report to Secretary of Defense. |
| 12 June: | President Truman approved Public Law 626, 80th Congress, 2d session ; authorized spending of $600,000 for plans. |
| 13 October: | Architects and engineers for new building named. |
| 19 November | Comptroller General ruled Public Law 626 applied to Forest Glen only. |
