Camp Desert Center 92nd Evacuation Field Hospital
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Located a few miles west of the town of Desert Center off Eagle Mountain
Road lays the remnants of Camp Desert Center, where the 92nd Evacuation
Hospital was stationed from May- December, 1943. Previous to the 92nd's
assigment here, they were stationed at the Camp Freda Hospital. The
hospital at Camp Desert Center had a 300 bed facility and a full staff
of doctors and nurses to treat wounds and illnesses ranging from
dehydration to surgery. The 92nd went on to fight in the South Pacific
and took part in the New Guinea, Luzon and Leyte Campaigns, and ended up
in occupied Japan. |
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| Nurses pose with a doctor in front of an ocotillo at Camp Desert Center. Copyrighted Photo | The rock-lined entrance to where a tent would have been. |
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| A nurse plays volleyball with some of the medical staff. Copyrighted Photo | Same area today, note the ridge line matches up. |
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| An army band set up and played for some of the patients and medical staff. Copyrighted Photos | |
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| Setting up tents as soon as they arrived at their new camp in May, 1943. Copyrighted Photo | Rock circle with a trash can in the middle- smoke break area? |
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| Anotgher circle with trash can | This walkway would have led to tents. |
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| Remnants of a 2 inch steel pipe going into the ground- this could have been a shower area. | Aerial photo of the camp taken with a drone. |
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| More photos taken with a drone showing the overall layout of the small camp. | |
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| Tents would have been in this area. | Company streets |
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| Aerial shot of the trash can area. | A company street. |