5th Surgical Hospital
(225 total words in this text)
(1917 Reads)
[1]Organized 20 November 1917 in the National Army at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, as Evacuation Hospital No. 5
Demobilized 14 March 1919 at Camp Upton, New York
Reconstituted 9 November 1936 in the Regular Army and concurrently consolidated with the 5th Evacuation Hospital (constituted 17 November 1923 in the Organized Reserves as Evacuation Hospital No. 5; redesignated 23 March 1925 as the 5th Evacuation Hospital; withdrawn 1 October 1933 from the Organized Reserves and allotted to the Regular Army) and consolidated unit designated as the 5th Evacuation Hospital
Activated 15 June 1942 at Camp Rucker, Alabama
Reorganized and redesignated 12 March 1943 as the 5th Evacuation Hospital, Semimobile
Inactivated 5 March 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
Activated 2 October 1950 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Reorganized and redesignated 12 June 1953 as the 5th Evacuation Hospital
Reorganized and redesignated 26 June 1972 as the 5th Combat Support Hospital
Reorganized and redesignated 16 April 1982 as the 5th Surgical Hospital
5th Surgical Hospital Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War I: Aisne-Marne; Oisne-Aisne; Ypres-Lys; Meuse-Argonne
World War II: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Armed Forces Expeditions: Grenada
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA
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