US Army Hospital, Salzburg
Camp Truscott, Salzburg
APO 541
 
(Source: USFA Sentinel, July 22, 1955, courtesy Don Maloney)


US Army Hospital, Salzburg, is located at Camp Truscott. Formerly the 109th Field Hospital,
it switched to its present designation on October 11, 1954. The hospital is commanded by Lt Col Philip M. Nabbe
 
 
This month marks the 32d anniversary of the 109th Field Hospital, presently staffing the US Army Hospital, Salzburg. Organized originally as Station Hospital No. 9 in 1923, the unit first served the I Corps area. In 1925, it was redesignated as the 9th Station Hospital. Eight years later, the unit was withdrawn from the organized reserve and allotted to the Regular Army.
 


Capt Lowell H. Stein, assistant chief of medical services,
examines the chest of Sgt Marvin Harris, 66th Ord Co. The
captain is assisted by Pfc Roderick M. Goyette, hospial clerk.


X-ray operator M/Sgt Maxie C. Evans, assisted by Sgt
Albert E. Hall, prepares to X-ray one of the patients.
During World War II, the 9th Station Hospital served in Australia, New Caledonia, Guadalcanal and Okinawa, the latter where the unit saw combat action.

Inactivated on Okinawa May 30, 1947, the organization came back to active duty January 1, 1948, at Würzburg, Germany.

Once again inactivated in March 1949, the hospital returned to duty August 1, 1949, when it was assigned to USFA.
 


Dr Julius H. Michel, EENT specialist, checks the
eye of Cpl Norman E. Washington, supply clerk.


Lt Col Henry Thompson (center), chief of surgical services,
aided by his surgical assistants, performs a simulated appendectomy.
Located at Camp Truscott, near Salzburg, the hospital for the past six years provided constant medical service to meet the needs of USFA military personnel and their dependents. This year, the hospital has handled more than 50,000 patients in the out-patient clinic and delivered 173 babies. The orthopedic clinic has treated more than 250 broken bone cases.

The hospital, which is equipped to handle all types of major surgery, has more than 400 operations on its books for the first half of the year. Only those cases requiring specialized treatment are sent to the General Hospital in Munich, Germany.
 


Capt Marguerite Irwin, obstetrical nurse, inspects the
humidifier attached to the incubator of a four-hour-old
baby. Looking on is Capt Charles K. Cochrane, chief
of the obstetric and gynetics services at the hospital.


A group of patients await transfer to
a USAREUR hospital.

The present staff of the 109th, supplemented by qualified European doctors representing many different nations, gives the hospital an international scope. It has been said that "the 109th can treat a patient in any language."

The staff includes one Russian, one Polish, two Hungarians, one Czech amd several Austrian and German doctors. Other specialists include persons of Spanish, Italian and Yugoslavian backgrounds.

 


First Lt Allan N. Freid, hospital optometrist, esamines
the eyes of CWO Robert W. Kilpatrick of USFA Hq. The
installation's staff includes a number of European specialists.


A dependent child boards the hospital train slated
for the USAH in Munich, Germany.
 

As the 9th Station Hosp during World War II, the unit played a tremendous role in the morale of combat troops. Noted for expert treatment of sick and wounded soldiers, the 9th on Guadalcanal served campaign veterans throughout the Solomon Islands.
 


Sylvia Eubanks, daughter of Sgt and Mrs Boyd C. Eubanks,
541st Sig Co, is comforted with a doll by Elizabeth Melzer,
nurses' aid.