Unofficial insignia of the 280th Station Hospital as it appeared on the Unit’s History held in the US National Archives. Activation and Training: The280th Station Hospitalwas officially activated at the Army Service Forces Unit Training Center, Camp Ellis, Table Grove, Illinois on25 June 1943pe...
Remark 4: about brass Dog Tags; inDecember 1940, the Army had to make a choice betweenbrassorMonel– they chose the latter (stronger alloy with copper & nickel content) because nickel was on the list of critical items. Brass was used as a substitute standard inmid 1941, but by theend o...