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DeWitt General Hospital, the Glossary

DeWitt General Hospital was a World War II US Army Hospital in Auburn, California, in Placer County at the corner of C Avenue and First Street.^[1]

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30 relations: Amedee Army Airfield, American theater (World War II), Auburn, California, Beale Air Force Base, California during World War II, Camp Kohler, Chapel, Chico Regional Airport, Desert Training Center, Florence, Arizona, Great Depression, Gym, Hospital, Placer County, California, Prisoner of war, Public works, Rehabilitation (neuropsychology), Sacramento McClellan Airport, Sierra Army Depot, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, United States Army, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, United States Department of War, United States home front during World War II, Veteran, Veterans Health Administration, War Assets Administration, Works Progress Administration, World War II, 32nd Infantry Division (United States).
1944 establishments in California
California in World War II
Defunct hospitals in California

Amedee Army Airfield

Amedee Army Airfield is a military use airport located nine nautical miles (17 km) north of the central business district of Herlong, in Lassen County, California, United States.

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American theater (World War II)

The American Theater was a theater of operations during World War II including all continental American territory, and extending into the ocean.

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Auburn, California

Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Placer County, California, United States.

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Beale Air Force Base

Beale Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force base in California.

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California during World War II

California during World War II was a major contributor to the World War II effort. DeWitt General Hospital and California during World War II are California in World War II.

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Camp Kohler

Camp Kohler was located in the northeast corner of unincorporated Sacramento County, California, United States, until it was destroyed by a fire in 1947.

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Chapel

A chapel (from cappella) is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small.

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Chico Regional Airport

Chico Regional Airport, formerly known as Chico Municipal Airport, is north of Chico, in Butte County, California, United States.

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The Desert Training Center (DTC), also known as California–Arizona Maneuver Area (CAMA), was a World War II training facility established in the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert, largely in Southern California and Western Arizona in 1942. DeWitt General Hospital and Desert Training Center are California in World War II and formerly Used Defense Sites in California.

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Florence, Arizona

Florence (O'odham: S-auppag) is a town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression (19291939) was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world.

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Gym

A gym, short for gymnasium (gymnasiums or gymnasia), is an indoor venue for exercise and sports.

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Hospital

A hospital is a healthcare institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment.

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Placer County, California

Placer County (Spanish for "sand deposit"), officially the County of Placer, is a county located in the U.S. state of California.

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Prisoner of war

A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

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Public works

Public works are a broad category of infrastructure projects, financed and procured by a government body for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community.

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Rehabilitation (neuropsychology)

Rehabilitation of sensory and cognitive function typically involves methods for retraining neural pathways or training new neural pathways to regain or improve neurocognitive functioning that have been diminished by disease or trauma.

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Sacramento McClellan Airport

Sacramento McClellan Airport is a privately-owned, public-use airport located in the unincorporated area of McClellan Park, California, northeast of the central business district of Sacramento, the California state capital.

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Sierra Army Depot

Sierra Army Depot (SIAD) is a United States Army post and military equipment storage facility located near the unincorporated community of Herlong, California.

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Southern Pacific Transportation Company

The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Department of Veterans Affairs

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet-level executive branch department of the federal government charged with providing lifelong healthcare services to eligible military Veterans at the 170 VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the country.

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United States Department of War

The United States Department of War, also called the War Department (and occasionally War Office in the early years), was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army, also bearing responsibility for naval affairs until the establishment of the Navy Department in 1798, and for most land-based air forces until the creation of the Department of the Air Force on September 18, 1947.

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United States home front during World War II

The United States home front during World War II supported the war effort in many ways, including a wide range of volunteer efforts and submitting to government-managed rationing and price controls.

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Veteran

A veteran is a person who has significant experience (and is usually adept and esteemed) and expertise in an occupation or field.

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Veterans Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the component of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) led by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health that implements the healthcare program of the VA through a nationalized healthcare service in the United States, providing healthcare and healthcare-adjacent services to veterans through the administration and operation of 146 VA Medical Centers (VAMC) with integrated outpatient clinics, 772 Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC), and 134 VA Community Living Centers (VA Nursing Home) Programs.

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War Assets Administration

The War Assets Administration (WAA) was created to dispose of United States government-owned surplus material and property from World War II.

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Works Progress Administration

The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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32nd Infantry Division (United States)

The United States 32nd Infantry Division was formed from Army National Guard units from Wisconsin and Michigan and fought primarily during World War I and World War II. With roots as the Iron Brigade in the American Civil War, the division's ancestral units came to be referred to as the Iron Jaw Division.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeWitt_General_Hospital

Also known as Auburn General Hospital, Camp Flint, DeWitt State Hospital.