Banning General Hospital
Banning General Hospital, later the Naval Convalescent Hospital, Banning, was a U.S. military hospital in Banning, California, built in 1943 to support training at the Desert Training Center. Built by the army as a 1,000-bed hospital, it was transferred to the navy in 1944. In 1948 the site was declared surplus, all buildings were removed, and the leased land was returned to the original owners.
History
It was a military hospital used from 1943 to 1944.
See also
References
- ^ Gazette, Homer Shockey, past president, San Gorgonio Pass Historical SocietyFor the Record (May 27, 2004). "Remembering Naval hospitals in Beaumont & Banning". Banning Record Gazette. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
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- "Banning General Hospital (Naval Convalescent Hospital, Banning)". The California State Military Museum, 2008
- Matt Bishoff (California State Historian III). Campsites Desert Training Center Sky Trail, 2012
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