The seven months of service (26 Dec 42 > 1 Aug 43) at Diddington embraced the most important part of the 2d Evac’s contribution to the war effort for the year 1943. The organization functioned largely as a Station Hospital with the privilege of doing elective surgery, but also serving ...
On 14 September, the 99th Evacuation Hospital departed “White Beach 3”, Hollandia for Morotai Island, Netherlands East Indies, on board LST 667 (Operation “Interlude”) in two echelons as part of the “Tradewind Task Force”. The advance party (forward echelon), consisted of 35 Officers,...