33rd Field Hospital

The 33rd Field Hospital was a U.S. Army medical unit first constituted on 23 June 1943 during World War II. Activated at Camp Ellis, Illinois, the hospital provided critical medical support to combat troops in the European Theater, notably participating in campaigns in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. After World War II, the unit was inactivated but later reactivated and redesignated several times, serving during the Cold War and supporting various humanitarian and training missions. The 33rd Field Hospital’s legacy is marked by its rapid deployment capability and lifesaving care under combat conditions.