Days to Remember
20 May 1943: The 107th Evacuation Hospital (SM) wa sdesignated under Army Ground Forces Letter, file 321/113 (Med) (R) GNGCT, dated 28 March 1943. The orgabization was activated by Second United States Army Letter Order A-246, dated 6 May 1943 under T/O & E 8-581, 8 Jan 1943. Activation took place at Camp Blanding, Florida on 20 May 1943 with LTC Henry W. Daine Commanding.
27 Sep 1943: Hospital unite moved to Camp Gordon, Georgia.
30 Oct 1943: Alerted for participation in Second Army Maneuvers #8.
9 Nov 1943: Departed from Camp Gordon, Georgia.
11 Nov 1943: Arrived Shelbyville Tennessee (Bivouac).
14 Nov 1943: First assignment of twenty nurses arrived.
18 Nov 1943 to 7 Jan 1944: Tennessee Maneuvers. The hospital was set up and functioned in six separate locations (2783 admissions).
2 Jan 1944: Unit alerted for overseas movement.
19 Jan 1944: Unit moved to Camp Tyson, Tennessee. Remaining twenty nurses were assigned at this station to bring unit up to T/O strength.
15 Feb 1944: Unit departed Camp Tyson, Tennessee for Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.
18 Feb 1944: Unit arrived Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.
27 Feb 1944: Sailed from New York Harbor on Navy Transport "Susan B. Anthony".
9 Mar 1944: Arrived Port of Belfast, North Ireland.
11 May 1944: Unit moved from Belfast, North Ireland to Denbigh, North Wales on the Army Transport "Goethals".
7 Jul 1944: Unit moved from Denbigh to the marshalling area at Southampton, England.
11 Jul 1944: Crossed the English Channel on a British Navy Transport.
12 Jul 1944: Arrived Omaha Beach, Normandy and bivouacked in Transient Area #3 near St Laurent Sur Mer, France.
13 Jul 1944: Personnel divided into four groups for detached service at the 2nd, 5th, 24th, and 44th Evacuation Hospitals.
16 Jul 1944: Personnel recalled and hospital opened at St Saveur le Vicomte.
2 Aug 1944: Unit moved to Brehal, France.
10 Aug 1944: Hospital moved by convoy across the Brittany Peninsula to Ploudaniel, France.
11 Aug 1944: Opened hospital at Ploudaniel, supporting the Siege of Brest, France.
13 Sep 1944: Hospital opened at Chateulin, France at the base of the Crozen Peninsula.
27 Sep 1944: Began the long move across the Brittany Peninsula, crossing France to Luxemburg and Belgium. Bivouacked in the vicinity of Rennes, France.
28 Sep 1944: Still enroute - bivouacked in vicinity of Chartres, France.
29 Sep 1944: On the last leg of the trip- bivouacked in the vicinity of Suippes, France.
30 Sep 1944: Arrived at our new hospital site at Clervaux, Belgium, twelve miles northeast of Bastogne, Belgium.
1 Oct 1944: Hospital opened.
12 Nov 1944 to 17 Dec 1944: The hospital firnished dispensary service for all units in the vicinity.
27 Nov 1944: The hospital closed for the admission of patients but the dispensary work continued.
16 Dec 1944: Warning orders for movement to undisclosed destination- the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge!
17 Dec 1944: Rushed south and opened the hospital at Chateau Roumont, Libin, Belgium. this was our first experience of trying to operate a hospital in buildings.
21 Dec 1944: Received emergency orders to evacuate immediately (1030 hrs). The Germans were not far from us. The surgery was going full blast and we had over 400 patients.
21 Dec 1944: Arrived at St Joseph's School, Carlsburg, Belgium. All equipment was left behind but all patients and personnel werer safely evacuated.
22 Dec 1944: Ordered to leave immediately for Sedan, France to the College Turrene. The buildings were inadequate. Another site was found so we opened in a textile school known as L'Ecole de la Textile du Nord.
1 Jan 1945: Attacked by enemy bomber in our hospital and detachment areas.
21 Jan 1945: Hospital moved to St. Joseph's School in Hachy, Belgium.
1 Mar 1945: Hospital moved to Diekirch, Luxemburg and functioned supporting XII Corps.
16 Mar 1945: Our first move into Germany. Opened the hospital in a German orphanage at Mayen, Germany.
7 Apr 1945: Crossed the Rhine.
8 Apr 1945: Moved in stages and bivouacked in a German flight training school at Kassel, Germany.
13 Apr 1945: Arrived Thamesbruck, Germany - back in tents. Hospital operated under XX and VIII Corps.
26 Apr 1945: Bivouacked outside of Weiden, Germany.
30 Apr 1945: Opened hospital on the banks of the Regen River, a tributary to the Danube River at Regensburg, Germany.
8 May 1945: V-E Day - too busy to celebrate!
21 May 1945: Wurzburg, Germany. Hospital moved into the buildings of the former German military hospital. Functioned as a Station Hospital.
10 Jul 1945: Assigned Category IV for redeployment.
1 Aug 1945: Finds us still at Wurzburg running a Station Hospital - working and waiting for ______?
27 Sep 1943: Hospital unite moved to Camp Gordon, Georgia.
30 Oct 1943: Alerted for participation in Second Army Maneuvers #8.
9 Nov 1943: Departed from Camp Gordon, Georgia.
11 Nov 1943: Arrived Shelbyville Tennessee (Bivouac).
14 Nov 1943: First assignment of twenty nurses arrived.
18 Nov 1943 to 7 Jan 1944: Tennessee Maneuvers. The hospital was set up and functioned in six separate locations (2783 admissions).
2 Jan 1944: Unit alerted for overseas movement.
19 Jan 1944: Unit moved to Camp Tyson, Tennessee. Remaining twenty nurses were assigned at this station to bring unit up to T/O strength.
15 Feb 1944: Unit departed Camp Tyson, Tennessee for Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.
18 Feb 1944: Unit arrived Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.
27 Feb 1944: Sailed from New York Harbor on Navy Transport "Susan B. Anthony".
9 Mar 1944: Arrived Port of Belfast, North Ireland.
11 May 1944: Unit moved from Belfast, North Ireland to Denbigh, North Wales on the Army Transport "Goethals".
7 Jul 1944: Unit moved from Denbigh to the marshalling area at Southampton, England.
11 Jul 1944: Crossed the English Channel on a British Navy Transport.
12 Jul 1944: Arrived Omaha Beach, Normandy and bivouacked in Transient Area #3 near St Laurent Sur Mer, France.
13 Jul 1944: Personnel divided into four groups for detached service at the 2nd, 5th, 24th, and 44th Evacuation Hospitals.
16 Jul 1944: Personnel recalled and hospital opened at St Saveur le Vicomte.
2 Aug 1944: Unit moved to Brehal, France.
10 Aug 1944: Hospital moved by convoy across the Brittany Peninsula to Ploudaniel, France.
11 Aug 1944: Opened hospital at Ploudaniel, supporting the Siege of Brest, France.
13 Sep 1944: Hospital opened at Chateulin, France at the base of the Crozen Peninsula.
27 Sep 1944: Began the long move across the Brittany Peninsula, crossing France to Luxemburg and Belgium. Bivouacked in the vicinity of Rennes, France.
28 Sep 1944: Still enroute - bivouacked in vicinity of Chartres, France.
29 Sep 1944: On the last leg of the trip- bivouacked in the vicinity of Suippes, France.
30 Sep 1944: Arrived at our new hospital site at Clervaux, Belgium, twelve miles northeast of Bastogne, Belgium.
1 Oct 1944: Hospital opened.
12 Nov 1944 to 17 Dec 1944: The hospital firnished dispensary service for all units in the vicinity.
27 Nov 1944: The hospital closed for the admission of patients but the dispensary work continued.
16 Dec 1944: Warning orders for movement to undisclosed destination- the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge!
17 Dec 1944: Rushed south and opened the hospital at Chateau Roumont, Libin, Belgium. this was our first experience of trying to operate a hospital in buildings.
21 Dec 1944: Received emergency orders to evacuate immediately (1030 hrs). The Germans were not far from us. The surgery was going full blast and we had over 400 patients.
21 Dec 1944: Arrived at St Joseph's School, Carlsburg, Belgium. All equipment was left behind but all patients and personnel werer safely evacuated.
22 Dec 1944: Ordered to leave immediately for Sedan, France to the College Turrene. The buildings were inadequate. Another site was found so we opened in a textile school known as L'Ecole de la Textile du Nord.
1 Jan 1945: Attacked by enemy bomber in our hospital and detachment areas.
21 Jan 1945: Hospital moved to St. Joseph's School in Hachy, Belgium.
1 Mar 1945: Hospital moved to Diekirch, Luxemburg and functioned supporting XII Corps.
16 Mar 1945: Our first move into Germany. Opened the hospital in a German orphanage at Mayen, Germany.
7 Apr 1945: Crossed the Rhine.
8 Apr 1945: Moved in stages and bivouacked in a German flight training school at Kassel, Germany.
13 Apr 1945: Arrived Thamesbruck, Germany - back in tents. Hospital operated under XX and VIII Corps.
26 Apr 1945: Bivouacked outside of Weiden, Germany.
30 Apr 1945: Opened hospital on the banks of the Regen River, a tributary to the Danube River at Regensburg, Germany.
8 May 1945: V-E Day - too busy to celebrate!
21 May 1945: Wurzburg, Germany. Hospital moved into the buildings of the former German military hospital. Functioned as a Station Hospital.
10 Jul 1945: Assigned Category IV for redeployment.
1 Aug 1945: Finds us still at Wurzburg running a Station Hospital - working and waiting for ______?