USAREUR Units - USAH Wiesbaden

The first American Army hospital to occupy the plant was the 250th Station Hospital; the second and present, the 10th Field Hospital.

On 25 October 1949, the 10th Field Hospital was assigned to the European Command, reorganized, and attached to the 98th General Hospital at Munich, Germany.

The personnel assigned to the unit at this time were those remaining from the deactivation of the 120th Station Hospital at Bayreuth.

The Headquarters and one hospitalization unit augmented the staff of the (98th) general hospital; another hospitalization unit furnished personnel for operation of the Reconditioning Center at Garmisch. And the remaining hospitalization unit operated the U.S. Army Hospital at Regensburg.

On 9 January 1950, the 10th Field Hospital was relieved from attachment to Munich Military Post (although the equivalent to a hospital unit remained on detached service with the 98th GH) and was consolidated at Regensburg as a Class II installation. This allowed the establishment of an extensive training program for now one hospital unit that could train full time in the field while the other operated the fixed hospital.

The hospital units were switched between field and hospital until both could perform satisfactorily in either element. When completely trained, one of the units was placed on detached service with the 57th Field Hospital, Giessen, so a unit of the 57th could be sent to Regensburg for field training.

On 7 September 1950, the Headquarters and First Hospitalization Unit departed from Regensburg for Aschaffenburg to participate in Exercise Rainbow and returned to their home station, 18 September. Their performance during the maneuvers reflected the value of field training for Medical Service units prior to participation in field exercises.

Following the fall training exercise, the personnel remaining on detached service with the 98th General Hospital were recalled to Regensburg, and replaced by men who had completed the training cycle.

At the present time, the Headquarters and Second Hospitalization Unit are carrying out on-the-job training; the First Hospitalization Unit is in the field full time on a ten-week training phase; and the Third Hospitalization Unit is occupied with on-the-job training, part at the 98th General Hospital and part at Regensburg. Much of the training is devoted to increasing the efficiency of movement in the field.

The present commanding officer of the hospital, Lt Col Joseph M. Cameron, arrived in this command (EUCOM) in 1948 to assume the duties of chief of surgery, 98th General Hospital, and EUCOM Consultant in Neurosurgery. In October, 1949, he assumed command of the 10th Field Hospital.