93rd Evacuation Hospital (United States)
The 93rd Evacuation Hospital was a make-over of the 61st Surgical Hospital and operated through World War II, Vietnam, and the Gulf War.
Service in World War II
The 61st Surgical Hospital was a 100 bed field hospital. It was converted to a 400 bed semi-mobile evacuation hospital with a staff of 40 doctors, 43 nurses, and 6 administrative officers.
Timeline
- 1942–1943 – Training at Fort Meade, Maryland
- April 1943 – Embarkation at Camp Shanks, Orangeberg, New York
- April 15, 1943 – Depart for North Africa aboard the USS Mariposa
- April 23, 1943 – Arrival at Casablanca, Morocco
- May 1943 – Relocated by train to Oran, Algeria at camp Goat Hill
- June 1943 – Tizi, Algeria
- July 1943 – Palm Beach, Algiers, Algeria
- July 13, 1943 – Gela, Sicily in Operation Husky
- July 25, 1943 – Pretralia, Sicily
- August 1943 – San Stephano, Sicily
- September 15, 1943 – Paestum, Italy
- October 2, 1943 – Montella, Italy
- October 1943 – Avellino, Italy
- October 24, 1943 – January 9, 1944 – Piano de Ciazzo, Italy
- January 1944 – Naples, Italy
- January 23, 1944 – Anzio, Italy as part of Operation Shingle
- January 29, 1944 – Nattuna, Italy with the 95th Evac
- April 17, 1944 – Caserta, Italy
- Additional locations in Italy
- August 9, 1944 – Naples, Italy and embark
- August 15, 1944 – Operation Dragoon D-Day H-6 landing St Maxime, France
- Additional locations in France
- December 19, 1944 – Bischwiller, Germany
- Munich, Germany
Personnel
Colonel Currier, Commanding Officer Major Thompson, Executive Officer Major Franklin George Fry, Chief of Medicine and Registrar Chaplain McMillan Lt. D'Imperio Major Etter, Evacuation Officer
Operations and Battles
Operation Husky
Operation Shingle
Operation Dragoon
Battle of the Bulge
Colmar Pocket
See also
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