Movie Day at the DeWitt Theater
DeWitt General Hospital operated as a
military hospital during 1943 through 1945. Construction of
former DeWitt General Hospital was approved on 25 March 1943,
with a tentative completion date set for 15 November 1943. The
hospital was activated as Auburn General Hospital on 15 August
1943 per Headquarters, Ninth Service Command General Order 96,
dated 12 August 1943. It was designated DeWitt General Hospital
per War Department General Order 48, dated 24 August 1943 and
confirmed by General Order 122, Headquarters, Ninth Service
Command, dated 4 October 1943. DeWitt General Hospital
officially opened on 27 February 1944. Its function was "to
receive and treat war casualties as well as those from the Zone
of Interior posts, camps, and stations." |