The 93rd Evacuation Hospital was a make-over of the 61st Surgical Hospital and operated through World War II, Vietnam, and the Gulf War.
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.
1942–1943 – Training at Fort Meade, MarylandApril 1943 – Embarkation at Camp Shanks, Orangeberg, New YorkApril 15, 1943 – Depart for North Africa aboard USS MariposaApril 23, 1943 – Arrival at Casablanca, MoroccoMay 1943 – Relocated by train to Oran, Algeria at camp Goat HillJune 1943 – Tizi, AlgeriaJuly 1943 – Palm Beach, Algiers, AlgeriaJuly 13, 1943 – Gela, Sicily in Operation HuskyJuly 25, 1943 – Pretralia, SicilyAugust 1943 – San Stephano, SicilySeptember 15, 1943 – Paestum, ItalyOctober 2, 1943 – Montella, ItalyOctober 1943 – Avellino, ItalyOctober 24, 1943 – January 9, 1944 – Piano de Ciazzo, ItalyJanuary 1944 – Naples, ItalyJanuary 23, 1944 – Anzio, Italy as part of Operation ShingleJanuary 29, 1944 – Nattuna, Italy with the 95th EvacApril 17, 1944 – Caserta, ItalyAdditional locations in ItalyAugust 9, 1944 – Naples, Italy and embarkAugust 15, 1944 – Operation Dragoon D-Day H-6 landing St Maxime, FranceAdditional locations in FranceDecember 19, 1944 – Bischwiller, GermanyMunich, GermanyColonel Currier, Commanding OfficerMajor Thompson, Executive OfficerMajor Franklin George Fry, Chief of Medicine and RegistrarChaplain McMillanLt. D'ImperioMajor Etter, Evacuation OfficerOperations and Battles
Operation Husky
Operation Shingle
Operation Dragoon
Battle of the Bulge
Colmar Pocket
