23rd Station Hospital Photo Album Below are selections from an extensive photo album by an officer of the 23rd Station Hospital from 1942 - 1945. Photos of the prisoner of war camp Stalag IXB from this album are also on this website, see Photo Set: Stalag IXB, Bad Orb.     Dr. Wm L. Casey /Col, FEC Early   Units, persons, and locations mentioned in the photo album: Units: 23rd Station Hospital; 46th General Hospital; 3rd Infantry Division Persons: Dr. William L. Casey; D. Benedetto (23rd SH); Sgt. DePhyllis; Lt. Johnson; Major Lowrey; Capt. Markunas (Radiologist); Exec. Officer [Dr. Rush E.] Netterville; Sgt. Reimer; Sgt. Ulrich; Col. J. Guy Strohm (46th GH); Sgt. Ward (46th GH); Locations: Baccarat, Besancon, Bouc-Cabriès, Bourbonne, Colmar, Epinal, Maizières, Marseilles, Metz, Mirecourt, Nancy, Sorans, St. Die, Strasbourg, Void d'Escles, France; Bad Orb, Heidelberg, Frankfurt, Germany; Assi Bou Nif, Oran, Algeria; Port Lyautey, Rabat, French Morocco; Pointe-Noire, Leopoldville, Belgian Congo; Nairobi, Kenya; Luxembourg; Camp Presnell; If you have more information on the 23rd Station Hospital or the soldiers pictured, please contact us.   Léopoldville, Belgian Congo The 23rd Station Hospital was originally established in Léopoldville, Belgian Congo, in September 1942 to provide medical care for a southern ATC (Air Transport Command) route. The hospital never reached full operation because the proposed ATC route was abandoned by the end of the year.   Camp Presnell   [unlabelled]   Native village outside Leo Deux. 1/2/43. Young girl carrying baby. I do the steadying.   Native prisoners, Leopoldville, Belgian Congo   Native policeman   [unlabelled]   Street in Nairobi. Notice turbans on men (who came from India).   [unlabelled]   Port Lyautey, Morrocco In April 1943, the 23rd Station Hospital was moved by plane to Port Lyautey, Morrocco. The 23rd Station opened 250 beds under canvas at Port Lyautey in May, expanding to 500 beds in July 1943.   A rare set of color photographs taken in the region around Port Lyautey. The film is stamped with development dates of Jan/Feb 1944. The prints are carefully labelled, but unfortunately have become severely yellowed and faded.   Ocean Front - Rabat, Fr. Morocco. Too rough rocky & precipitous for bathing. There is a small harbor to the right between Rabat and Sale (the river Bou Regreg separates the 2 cities. Sale was the home of pirates & still is anti-European!   Road Pt. Lyautey to Rabat, Fr. Morocco (near Lyautey). Lyautey to Rabat: 22 miles, Rabat to Casablanca, 65 miles. The French line their roads with trees. Good macadam Road. Atlantic is but few miles to right.   Street scene - Rabat, Fr. Morocco. Camels: not as common here as south of Casablanca to Dakar. Officers: Exec. Officer [Rush E.] Netterville (Mississippi); Radiologist Markunas (Pennsylvania).   Cork tree: Forest of Marmora (30 m. long, 10 to 12 m. wide); Port Lyautey, Fr. Morocco. This tree had previously been cut up to the arrow. Officer is cutting thru new growth. [Dr. Rush E. Netterville]   Cactus Growth - near Pt. Lyautey, Fr. Morocco. Common scene. Used as corral for animals or enclosure about Arab dwelling. Cactus grows higher & thicker than in states.   Entrance to Rabat, Fr. Morocco from north. Prennez l'Arche à droite. Rabat is a walled city with walls still in fairly good condition.   Near Sultan's Palace, Rabat, Fr. Morocco (Sultan guard & Arab woman); near exit Rabat to Casablanca   Street scene, Rabat, Fr. Morocco, showing the Arab equivalent of the auto: the donkey. Arab wearing "Burnouses." A Moroccan "Goum" to left (native infantry soldier). Goums fought wekk in Tunisia, Italy.   Rabat, Fr. Morocco   La Gare - Rabat, Fr. Morocco. Arab bus. The French "pretty" their R.R. stations about as we do our filling stations.   Public Gardens - Rabat, Fr. Morocco. Rabat is the political & military center of Fr. Morocco. It's a planned city and the prettiest in Morocco. French reinforcements went from here to Lyautey to oppose U.S. landings there.   Gardens - Rabat, Fr. Morocco   Assi Bou Nif, Algeria The 23rd Station moved by train to Assi Bou Nif, Algeria (about eight miles southeast of Oran) in September 1943. The 23rd was one of a cluster of hospitals built around Assi Bou Nif to support Allied operations in Italy.   [Panoramic view of hospital at Assi Bou Nif]       Assi Bou Niff Hdqrs 23rd SH. Assi Bou Niff   Assi Bou Niff, Algeria, Sept. 1943     Retreat - Hospital Area, Oran.   Capt. Murkunas, Miss Lyter. Oran. Sept 6/44.   Epinal, France In September 1944, the hospital moved by Navy transport to Marseille, France, and then by hospital train to Epinal, France.   Sgts. Ulrich - Reimer. Epinal, France. Oct. 44.   Sgt. DePhyllis. Epinal, France. Sept. 1944.   Col. J. Guy Strohm (Portland, Oregon). 46th Gen. Hosp. (U.S.). Besancon, France. Mar. 1945.   Outside Colmar, France. Feb 10/45. [dummy soldier]   [bumper markings "CAS-23M" & "STA-1" CAS = Continental Advance Section]   D. Benedetto (Chauffeur), 23rd S.H. Sgt. Ward (Univ. Missouri), 46th G.H. Roman Gate - Besancon, France. Mar. 45.   [Colmar, France]   Colmar, France. Feb 10/45   Cathedral. Epinal, France. Oct. 1944   Baccarat, France, Nov 10/44.   Maizieres - N. of Metz, Mar. 15/45   Maizieres - north of Metz, Mar. 15/45   Mirecourt, Mar. 16/45   Cathedral St. Die, France. Destroyed by Germans (mines)   Marseilles, France. Sept. '44   Bivouac Area, Bouc. Cabries, France. Sept. 1944.   Jan. 1945   Pont a Moussons "Rube Goldberg" Mar. 15/45.   Into Germany From the photographs, at least some men from the unit entered Germany, crossed the Rhine, visited Stalag IXB at Bad Orb, and moved to Heidelberg.       Three unlabelled photographs. [Checking the history of the 36th Infantry Division, the photos show the customs house gateway at Schweigen, Germany. The sign identifies the 142nd Regiment as the first unit through the arch.]     Several unlabelled photos of the Siegfried Line: the bunker "Trotzkopf" and rows of dragons' teeth anti-tank obstacles.       More miscellaneous photos from Germany. From the signposts, the photographer went at least as far as Heidelberg.   [unlabelled] On our way back, just ready to cross the Rhine. Frankfurt - Where I almost forgot it would cost me $64.00   [Heidelberg] Do not recall where this was taken. Someplace in Germany.   [unlabelled]   [unlabelled]   Miscellaneous     [unlabelled]   [unlabelled photo of 23rd Hospital, probably Epinal, France]   Liberated French on their way back   French on their way back   [unlabelled]   [unlabelled]   Ribeauviele(?) at Field Hospital. 2 Major Lowreys   Just before leaving Frosty. A double exposure which shows wholesale destruction of Germany in background.     Notes: Alternate Designations: 23d S.H.; 23rd S.H.; 23d Sta. Hosp.; 23rd Sta. Hosp.; 23d Station Hospital; Twenty-Third Station Hospital.

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