The most recently published articles are listed below, with the most recent at top. The view a list of all articles arranged by topic, please visit the Table of Contents or use the menu above.
Enlisted Men of the 32nd Station Hospital (Last Name C)
Short biographies of enlisted personnel from Canon to Cushman… Read More Enlisted Men of the 32nd Station Hospital (Last Name C)
Enlisted Men of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part II (Last Name B)
Short biographies of enlisted personnel from Bailey to Butler… Read More Enlisted Men of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part II (Last Name B)
Enlisted Men of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part I (Last Name A)
Short biographies of enlisted personnel from Adams to Arkontaky… Read More Enlisted Men of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part I (Last Name A)
Introduction to Enlisted Men of the 32nd Station Hospital
Explanation of how upcoming articles on enlisted personnel were researched and organized… Read More Introduction to Enlisted Men of the 32nd Station Hospital
Africa to Italy with the 32nd Station Hospital (Willard O. Havemeier’s Website)
An edited version of the memoir written by one of the unit’s enlisted men (and unofficial historian)… Read More Africa to Italy with the 32nd Station Hospital (Willard O. Havemeier’s Website)
1st Lieutenant John S. Jarvie: Jack in the Alice Griffin Letters
The story behind a 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion officer mentioned in many letters written by a 32nd Station Hospital nurse during 1943… Read More 1st Lieutenant John S. Jarvie: Jack in the Alice Griffin Letters
Letters from the Alice Griffin Collection: Part V (November & December 1943)
Excerpts of letters including ones about an Armistice Day ceremony, the departure of a good friend, a snowstorm in Africa, Thanksgiving, a song about paratroopers, and the unit’s departure from Tlemcen to a staging area near Oran… Read More Letters from the Alice Griffin Collection: Part V (November & December 1943)
Letters from the Alice Griffin Collection: Part IV (September & October 1943)
Excerpts of letters discussing (among other things) ration cuts, a visit to a rest camp, the tensions of a new C.O., an inadvertent double date, and a Halloween party… Read More Letters from the Alice Griffin Collection: Part IV (September & October 1943)
Letters from the Alice Griffin Collection: Part III (July & August 1943)
Excerpts of letters by a 32nd Station Hospital nurse in the summer of 1943… Read More Letters from the Alice Griffin Collection: Part III (July & August 1943)
Letters from the Alice Griffin Collection: Part II (May & June 1943)
Excerpts of letters written by a 32nd Station Hospital nurse in mid-1943… Read More Letters from the Alice Griffin Collection: Part II (May & June 1943)
Letters from the Alice Griffin Collection: Part I (March & April 1943)
Excerpts from letters sent from Algeria to Boston by a 32nd Station Hospital nurse in early 1943… Read More Letters from the Alice Griffin Collection: Part I (March & April 1943)
Introduction to the Alice Griffin Collection
Introduction to one of the best sources of information about 32nd Station Hospital operations in Tlemcen, Algeria… Read More Introduction to the Alice Griffin Collection
Convoy U.G.F.-4: The 32nd Station Hospital’s Transatlantic Crossing, January 1943
Firsthand accounts of the 32nd Station Hospital’s voyage to Algeria (which proved more nerve-wracking than eventful)… Read More Convoy U.G.F.-4: The 32nd Station Hospital’s Transatlantic Crossing, January 1943
Photographs of Unidentified Individuals
Photos from various collections of 32nd Station Hospital members with personnel in need of identification… Read More Photographs of Unidentified Individuals
About This Project
The story behind why I decided to start researching the 32nd Station Hospital and how the project has developed… Read More About This Project
The Mystery of Rachel H. Sheridan, the 32nd Station Hospital’s Lost Nurse
Unraveling the 75-year old mystery of a 32nd Station Hospital nurse who was killed in a plane crash… Read More The Mystery of Rachel H. Sheridan, the 32nd Station Hospital’s Lost Nurse
Nurses of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part IV (Last Names T–Z)
Nurses’ biographies, listed alphabetically from Taaffe to Zinn… Read More Nurses of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part IV (Last Names T–Z)
Nurses of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part III (Last Names N–S)
Nurses’ biographies, listed alphabetically from Neely to Straley… Read More Nurses of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part III (Last Names N–S)
Nurses of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part II (Last Names H–M)
Nurses’ biographies, listed alphabetically from Hansen to Mowbray… Read More Nurses of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part II (Last Names H–M)
Nurses of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part I (Last Names A–G)
Nurses’ biographies, listed alphabetically from Barone to Griffin… Read More Nurses of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part I (Last Names A–G)
Laboratory, Chaplain, Dietetic, and Physical Therapy Officers of the 32nd Station Hospital
Biographies of 32nd Station Hospital officers who were not administrative, doctors, dentists, or nurses… Read More Laboratory, Chaplain, Dietetic, and Physical Therapy Officers of the 32nd Station Hospital
Dentists of the 32nd Station Hospital
Biographies of the unit’s dental officers including my grandfather… Read More Dentists of the 32nd Station Hospital
Doctors of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part III (Dispensary and Out-Patient, Radiology, and Unknown Assignment)
Illustrated biographies of the 32nd Station Hospital’s doctors not assigned to admin, medical, or surgical sections, or whose assignment isn’t known… Read More Doctors of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part III (Dispensary and Out-Patient, Radiology, and Unknown Assignment)
Doctors of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part II (Medical Service)
Illustrated biographies of the doctors of the 32nd Station Hospital’s Medical Section … Read More Doctors of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part II (Medical Service)
Doctors of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part I (Surgical Service)
Illustrated mini-biographies of the 32nd Station Hospital’s surgeons… Read More Doctors of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part I (Surgical Service)
Administrative Officers of the 32nd Station Hospital
Illustrated list of known 32nd Station Hospital admin officers, mostly members of the Medical Administrative Corps… Read More Administrative Officers of the 32nd Station Hospital
Commanding Officers of the 32nd Station Hospital
Biographies of the 32nd Station Hospital’s five recorded commanding officers… Read More Commanding Officers of the 32nd Station Hospital
The World War II Cartoons of Don Sudlow
A project to digitally restore a 75-year old drawing from my grandfather’s scrapbook started me on a journey to learn about both the man who it depicted and the artist who drew it… Read More The World War II Cartoons of Don Sudlow
The 32nd Station Hospital’s Close Call During a German Air Raid
One of the hospital’s wards received a direct hit from a dud German bomb during an air raid in April 1944. 74 years later, a search for more information about a family story about the incident raised as many questions as it answered… Read More The 32nd Station Hospital’s Close Call During a German Air Raid
Off-Duty Pursuits at the 32nd Station Hospital
As a rear echelon unit, the 32nd Station Hospital’s personnel had plenty of recreational opportunities, but the National Pastime proved the most enduring … Read More Off-Duty Pursuits at the 32nd Station Hospital
History of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part II (Italy, 1944–1945)
The 32nd Station Hospital’s personnel repurposed Italian military barracks into a complex that treated 21,735 patients in 18 months… Read More History of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part II (Italy, 1944–1945)
History of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part I (Stateside and Algeria, 1942–1943)
A brief history of the 32nd Station Hospital from its activation at Camp Rucker through its service in Tlemcen, Algeria… Read More History of the 32nd Station Hospital: Part I (Stateside and Algeria, 1942–1943)
Introduction to the U.S. Army 32nd Station Hospital (1942–1945)
Table of contents for upcoming site and list for further reading… Read More Introduction to the U.S. Army 32nd Station Hospital (1942–1945)
