93rd Evacuation Hospital (United States)
Encyclopedia
The 93rd Evacuation Hospital was a make-over of the 61st Surgical Hospital and operated through World War II
, Vietnam, and the Gulf War.
. It was converted to a 400 bed semi-mobile evacuation hospital with a staff of 40 doctors, 43 nurses, and 6 administrative officers.
Major Thompson, Executive Officer
Major Franklin George Fry, Chief of Medicine and Registrar
Chaplain McMillan
Lt. D'Imperio
Major Etter, Evacuation Officer
Operation Shingle
Operation Dragoon
Battle of the Bulge
Colmar Pocket
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Vietnam, and the Gulf War.
Service in World War II
The 61st Surgical Hospital was a 100 bed field hospitalField hospital
A field hospital is a large mobile medical unit that temporarily takes care of casualties on-site before they can be safely transported to more permanent hospital facilities...
. 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, MarylandFort Meade, MarylandFort Meade is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 9,882 at the 2000 census. It is the home to the National Security Agency, which is located on the US Army post Fort George G...
- 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 ShingleOperation ShingleOperation Shingle , during the Italian Campaign of World War II, was an Allied amphibious landing against Axis forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno, Italy. The operation was commanded by Major General John P. Lucas and was intended to outflank German forces of the Winter Line and enable an...
- 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 DragoonOperation DragoonOperation Dragoon was the Allied invasion of southern France on August 15, 1944, during World War II. The invasion was initiated via a parachute drop by the 1st Airborne Task Force, followed by an amphibious assault by elements of the U.S. Seventh Army, followed a day later by a force made up...
D-Day H-6 landing St Maxime, France - Additional locations in France
- December 19, 1944 – Bischwiller, Germany
- Munich, Germany
Personnel
Colonel Currier, Commanding OfficerMajor 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 HuskyOperation Shingle
Operation Shingle
Operation Shingle , during the Italian Campaign of World War II, was an Allied amphibious landing against Axis forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno, Italy. The operation was commanded by Major General John P. Lucas and was intended to outflank German forces of the Winter Line and enable an...
Operation Dragoon
Operation Dragoon
Operation Dragoon was the Allied invasion of southern France on August 15, 1944, during World War II. The invasion was initiated via a parachute drop by the 1st Airborne Task Force, followed by an amphibious assault by elements of the U.S. Seventh Army, followed a day later by a force made up...
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive , launched toward the end of World War II through the densely forested Ardennes mountain region of Wallonia in Belgium, hence its French name , and France and...
Colmar Pocket
Colmar Pocket
The Colmar Pocket ; in Alsace, France, was the site of an operation during the Second World War, between 20 January and 9 February 1945, where the French First Army and the U.S...