Military Medical Care on the Home Front

julielynn79 · Apr 19, 2016

Hello,

I was looking for information on what happened to a soldier after he was injured overseas. When they are sent home, do they go to regular hospitals? Or do they go to certain military hospitals? I am overwhelmed with all the info I am finding and am looking for a starting off point. I found a list of hospitals from field hospitals to general hospitals, but I did not see any in the US listed. That cant be a full and complete list.

Thanks for any help,
Julie

Takao · Apr 19, 2016

From
https://www.med-dept.com/articles/ww2-military-hospitals-zone-of-interior/

Here comes a list of named US Army General Hospitals located in the Zone of Interior during World War 2. The date following the Hospital’s name is the WD designation date, then comes the location, the readiness date, the authorized bed capacity, etc.

Percy M. ASHBURN GEN HOSP – 16 Dec 42 McKinney, Tex. – ready 15 Jun 43 – 1592 beds (disposition of last patient 18 Dec 45)
Bailey K. ASHFORD GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 42 White Sulphur Springs, West Va. – ready 14 Nov 43 – 2025 beds (disposition of last patient 15 Jun 46)
Newton D. BAKER GEN HOSP – 24 Mar 43 Martinsburg, West Va. – ready 28 Jan 44 – 1806 beds (disposition of last patient 20 Jun 46)
Joseph K. BARNES GEN HOSP – 9 Jan 41 Vancouver, Wash. – ready 16 Apr 41 – 1547 beds (disposition of last patient 14 Dec 45)
Robert BATTEY GEN HOSP – 15 May 43 Rome, Ga. – ready 7 Nov 43 – 1826 beds (disposition of last patient 15 Dec 45)
Jedediah H. BAXTER GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 42 Spokane, Wash. – ready 24 Jun 43 – 2001 beds (disposition of last patient 8 Nov 45)
William BEAUMONT GEN HOSP – 26 Jan 20 El Paso, Tex. – ready 1 Jul 21 – 4000 beds (disposition date of last patient not available)
John S. BILLINGS GEN HOSP – 9 Jan 41 Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, Ind. – ready 15 Jul 41 – 1510 beds (disposition of last patient 15 Mar 46)
Henry P. BIRMINGHAM GEN HOSP – 24 Aug 43 Van Nuys, Calif. – ready 25 Feb 44 – 1777 beds (disposition of last patient 31 Mar 46)
William C. BORDEN GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 42 Chickasha, Okla. – ready 12 Mar 43 – 1400 beds (disposition of last patient 20 Sep 46)
Roger BROOKE GEN HOSP – 29 Oct 42 Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Tex. – ready 4 Sep 42 – 3071 beds (disposition date of last patient not available)
Earl H. BRUNS GEN HOSP – 14 Dec 42 Santa Fe, New Mexico – ready 19 Apr 43 – 1575 beds (disposition of last patient 14 Dec 46)
George E. BUSHNELL GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 42 Brigham City, Utah – ready 10 Oct 42 – 3377 beds (disposition of last patient 28 Jun 46)
George W. CRILE GEN HOSP – 24 Aug 43 Cleveland, Ohio – ready 8 Apr 44 – 1867 beds (disposition of last patient 25 May 46)
Harvey CUSHING GEN HOSP – 24 Aug 43 Framingham, Mass. – ready 27 Feb 44 – 1800 beds (disposition of last patient 30 Sep 46)
Carl R. DARNALL GEN HOSP – 29 Dec 41 Danville, Ky. – ready 24 Mar 42 – 921 beds (disposition of last patient 15 Dec 45)
George D. DESHON GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 42 Butler, Pa. – ready 1 Dec 42 – 1774 beds (disposition of last patient 29 Apr 46)
Calvin DeWITT GEN HOSP – 24 Aug 43 Auburn, Calif. – ready 27 Feb 44 – 1852 beds (disposition of last patient 30 Dec 45)
John DIBBLE GEN HOSP – 24 Aug 43 Menlo Park, Calif. – ready 22 Feb 44 – 1868 beds (disposition of last patient 15 Jun 46)
Thomas M. ENGLAND GEN HOSP – 21 Sep 43 Atlantic City, N. J. – ready 15 Aug 43 – 3650 beds (disposition of last patient 7 Jun 46)
John M. T. FINNEY GEN HOSP – 14 Dec 42 Thomasville, Ga. – ready 5 Jun 43 – 1994 beds (disposition of last patient 15 Dec 45)
William T. FITZSIMONS GEN HOSP – 26 Jun 20 Denver, Colo. – ready 13 Oct 18 – 3417 beds (disposition date of last patient not available)
John P. FLETCHER GEN HOSP – 14 Dec 42 Cambridge, Ohio – ready 26 Jun 43 – 1670 beds (disposition of last patient 29 Mar 46)
Charles L. FOSTER GEN HOSP – 14 Dec 42 Jackson, Miss. – ready 11 Sep 43 – 1905 beds (disposition of last patient 15 Dec 45)
Ruth M. GARDINER GEN HOSP – 1 Oct 43 Chicago, Ill. – ready 1 Oct 43 – 1061 beds (disposition of last patient 21 Jun 46)
James D. GLENNAN GEN HOSP – 15 May 43 Okmulgee, Okla. – ready 17 Dec 43 – 1690 beds – used for Prisoners of War and designated PRISONER OF WAR No. 1 GEN HOSP (disposition of last patient 2 Dec 45)
Paul S. HALLORAN GEN HOSP – 14 Oct 42 Willowbrook, Staten Island, N.Y. – ready 5 Nov 42 – 5350 beds (disposition of last patient 31 Dec 46)
William A. HAMMOND GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 42 Modesto, Calif. – ready 24 Oct 42 – 2540 beds (disposition of last patient 20 Dec 45)
Daniel W. HARMON GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 42 Longview, Tex. – ready 9 Dec 42 – 2218 beds (disposition of last patient 6 Dec 45)
John V. R. HOFF GEN HOSP – 9 Jan 41 Santa Barbara, Calif. – ready 12 Jun 41 – 1141 beds (disposition of last patient 10 Nov 45)
Percy L. JONES GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 42 Battle Creek, Mich. – ready 15 Jan 43 – 3414 beds (disposition date of last patient not available)
James M. KENNEDY GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 42 Memphis, Tenn. – ready 1 Jan 43 – 4387 beds (disposition of last patient 23 Jun 46)
Lewis A. LaGARDE GEN HOSP – 9 Jan 41 New Orleans, La. – ready 14 Jun 41 – 1176 beds – (disposition of last patient 7 Dec 45)
Thomas E. LAWSON GEN HOSP – 9 Jan 41 Atlanta, Ga. – ready 22 Jul 41 – 2514 beds (disposition of last patient 25 Jun 46)
Jonathan LETTERMAN GEN HOSP – 23 Nov 11 San Francisco, Calif. – ready 27 Jul 99 – 3500 beds (disposition date of last patient not available)
Joseph LOVELL GEN HOSP – 9 Jan 41 Ayers, Mass. – ready 20 Jun 41 – 4000 beds (disposition of last patient 24 Jun 46)
Patrick S. MADIGAN GEN HOSP – 22 Sep 44 Tacoma, Wash. – ready 22 Aug 44 – 4300 beds (disposition date of last patient not available)
Charles F. MASON GEN HOSP – 24 Aug 43 Brentwood, L.I., N. Y. – ready 5 Jul 43 –3032 beds (disposition of last patient 20 Dec 46)
William J. MAYO GEN HOSP – 24 Aug 43 Galesburg, Ill. – ready 1 Feb 44 – 1855 beds (disposition of last patient 15 Sep 46)
Walter D. McCAW GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 42 Walla Walla, Wash. – ready 5 Mar 43 – 1502 beds (disposition of last patient 25 Nov 45)
James A. McCLOSKEY GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 42 Temple, Tex. – ready 20 Oct 42 – 3454 beds (disposition of last patient 31 Mar 46)
Hunter H. McGUIRE GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 43 Richmond, Va. – ready 29 Jul 44 – 1765 beds (disposition of last patient 31 Mar 46)
Samuel P. MOORE GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 42 Swannanoa, North Carolina – ready 2 Dec 42 – 2605 beds (disposition of last patient 15 Nov 46)
Henry J. NICHOLS GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 42 Louisville, Ky. – ready 11 Dec 42 – 1717 beds (disposition of last patient 29 Mar 46)
Eugene G. NORTHINGTON GEN HOSP – 15 May 43 Tuscaloosa, Ala. – ready 5 Sep 43 – 2131 beds (disposition of last patient 5 Apr 46)
Robert T. OLIVER GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 44 Augusta, Ga. – ready 28 Jan 43 – 2240 beds (disposition date of last patient not available)
Robert M. O’REILLY GEN HOSP – 9 Jan 41 Springfield, Mo. – ready 7 Nov 41 – 3232 beds (disposition of last patient 23 Sep 46)
PRISONER OF WAR No. 2 GEN HOSP – 23 Nov 44 Cp. Forrest, Tenn. – ready 21 Oct 44 – 2500 beds – Station Hospital converted into General Hospital for the treatment of Prisoner of War patients (disposition of last patient 15 Dec 45)
William R. REAM GEN HOSP – 1 Oct 43 Palm Beach, Fla. – ready 10 Sep 43 – bed capacity unknown (disposition of last patient 21 Jul 44)
Thomas L. RHOADS GEN HOSP – 14 Dec 42 Utica, N. Y. – ready 25 Aug 43 – 2000 beds (disposition of last patient 30 Jun 46)
William R. SCHICK GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 42 Clinton, Iowa – ready 12 Feb 43 – 2014 beds (disposition of last patient 25 Feb 46)
Alexander N. STARK GEN HOSP – 9 Jan 41 Charleston, South Carolina – ready 18 May 41 – 2400 beds (disposition of last patient 23 Oct 45)
William S. THAYER GEN HOSP – 15 May 43 Nashville, Tenn. – ready 4 Oct 43 – 1867 beds (disposition of last patient 18 Dec 45)
James TILTON GEN HOSP – 9 Jan 41 Ft. Dix, N. J. – ready 14 Jul 41 – 3700 beds (disposition date of last patient not available)
George H. TORNEY GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 42 Palm Springs, Calif. – ready 5 Aug 42 – 1600 beds (disposition of last patient 22 Nov 45)
US ARMY GEN HOSP – 30 Jan 45 Cp. Butner, North Carolina – ready 30 Jan 45 – 2900 beds (disposition of last patient 29 Mar 46)
US ARMY GEN HOSP – 30 Jan 45 Cp. Carson, Colo. – ready 30 Jan 45 – 3000 beds (disposition of last patient 12 Apr 46)
US ARMY GEN HOSP – 30 Jan 45 Cp. Edwards, Mass. – ready 30 Jan 45 – 3200 beds (disposition of last patient 15 Mar 46)
US ARMY GEN HOSP – 30 Jan 45 Cp. Pickett, Va. – ready 30 Jan 45 – 2700 beds (disposition of last patient 15 Dec 45)
VALLEY FORGE GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 42 Phoenixville, Pa. – ready 12 Mar 43 – 2509 beds (disposition date of last patient not available)
Victor C. VAUGHAN GEN HOSP – 24 Aug 43 Hines, Ill. – ready 1 Aug 44 – 1900 beds (disposition of last patient 1 Apr 46)
Frank B. WAKEMAN GEN HOSP – 25 Apr 44 Cp. Atterbury, Ind. – ready 5 Apr 44 – 2700 beds (disposition of last patient 31 Dec 46)
Walter REED GEN HOSP – 2 May 06 Washington, D.C. – ready 1 May 09 – 3000 beds (disposition date of last patient not available)
Thomas W. WILSON GEN HOSP – 24 Nov 42 Staunton, Va. – ready 6 Jun 43 – 1565 beds (disposition of last patient 31 Mar 46)
Francis A. WINTER GEN HOSP – 14 Dec 42 Topeka, Kans. – ready 5 Jul 43 – 1771 beds (disposition date of last patient 30 Nov 45)
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Hospital Centers:
Here follows a partial list of identified Hospital Centers and their location:
Brooke HOSP CEN – Tex.
Camp Butner HOSP CEN – N.C.
Camp Carson HOSP CEN – Colo.
Camp Edwards HOSP CEN – Mass.
Camp Pickett HOSP CEN – Va.
Madigan HOSP CEN – Wash.
Percy Jones HOSP CEN – Mich.
Prisoner of War No. 2 HOSP CEN – Tenn.
Wakeman HOSP CEN – Ind.
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Regional Hospitals:
Camp Haan REG HOSP – Calif.
Fort George G. Meade REG HOSP – Md.
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Station Hospitals:
Active Station Hospitals were directed by Army Regulations (AR 40-580 & AR 40-590) to limit themselves in their overall medical practice to serve the local community for relatively minor diseases and injuries. In case more complex medical or surgical care was required, patients were sent to General Hospitals.
AAF Regional STA HOSP – Fla. (7 converted Hotels)
AAF STA HOSP – N.J. (10 converted Hotels + 1 former AAF Sta Hosp)
AAF STA HOSP – Ill. (1 converted Hotel + 1 former AAF Sta Hosp)
AAF STA HOSP – Fla. (1 converted Hotel)
Boston Port of Embarkation STA HOSP – Mass. (1 new Debarkation Hospital)
Bronx Area STA HOSP – N.Y. (1 converted Hospital)
Camp Beauregard STA HOSP – La.
Camp Blanding STA HOSP – Fla
Camp Bowie STA HOSP – Tex.
Camp Claiborne STA HOSP – La.
Camp Crowder STA HOSP – Mo.
Camp Custer STA HOSP – Mich.
Camp Edwards STA HOSP – Mass.
Camp Forrest STA HOSP – Tenn.
Camp Kilmer STA HOSP – N.J.
Camp Leonard Wood STA HOSP – Mo.
Camp Livingston STA HOSP – La.
Camp McCoy STA HOSP – Wis.
Camp Maxey STA HOSP – Tex.
Camp Myles Standish STA HOSP – Mass.
Camp Ord STA HOSP – Calif.
Camp Patrick Henry STA HOSP – Va.
Camp Roberts STA HOSP – Calif.
Camp Shanks STA HOSP – N.Y.
Camp Wallace STA HOSP – Tex.
Charlotte STA HOSP – N.C.
Dante STA HOSP – Calif.
Fort Belvoir STA HOSP – Va.
Fort Benjamin Harrison STA HOSP – Ind.
Fort Benning STA HOSP – Ga.
Fort Bliss STA HOSP – Tex.
Fort Bragg STA HOSP – N.C.
Fort Des Moines STA HOSP – Iowa
Fort Devens STA HOSP – Mass.
Fort Dix STA HOSP – N.J.
Fort Francis E. Warren STA HOSP – Wyo.
Fort Huachuca STA HOSP – Ariz.
Fort Jackson STA HOSP – S.C.
Fort Knox STA HOSP – Ky.
Fort Lewis STA HOSP – Wash.
Fort McClellan STA HOSP – Ala.
Fort Oglethorpe STA HOSP – Tenn.
Fort Rosecrans STA HOSP – Calif.
Fort Sam Houston STA HOSP – Tex.
Jefferson Barracks STA HOSP – Mo.
Los Angeles STA HOSP – Calif.
New Haven STA HOSP – Conn.
Oakland Area STA HOSP – Calif.
Pasadena Area STA HOSP – Calif.
St. Petersburg STA HOSP – Fla.
Seattle Area STA HOSP – Wash.
Staten Island STA HOSP – N.Y.
Tuskegee STA HOSP – Ala.
Vancouver Barracks STA HOSP – Wash.
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LRusso216 · Apr 19, 2016

Hi Julie. It seems that you have done some research. Your question is a good one. Try here for some information http://olive-drab.com/od_medical_treatment_ww2_echelon5.php
You might also check out Hyperwar, specifically for the Navy https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-Medical/I/USN-Medical-1.html

Once again, Takao beat me with information. I think he types faster than I do.

Takao · Apr 19, 2016

Copy&Paste saves time.

Although I hate to see how much space my internet history is taking up. I had to search through it for the website, as it has been sometime since I was there.

Alexandra · Apr 22, 2017

Hi y'all! My grandpa was a POW and did an oral history with my mom. Now I'm going through it and searching down all the little bits and pieces. When he left Fukuoka #17 he went to Okinawa, Manila, Letterman General and then on to Santa Fe. I'm trying to see if I can find any record of Earl H Bruns General in Santa Fe. Any ideas where I might find something. I've found that it closed in 1946, so I'm not super hopeful records would exist. He went on a hospital train to Milwaukee next, so I'm trying to just track down the different things if I can. Thanks ahead for any help!

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