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| Stemma del 4th US Army F.O. |
Sotto le scuole vi erano (e vi sono) altri ambienti, rimessi in sesto da una ventina d'anni. In questi ambienti hanno lavorato gli uomini del Quarto Ospedale da campo dell'Esercito americano. Scrive così George Rock nel suo "History of the American Field Service 1920-1955":
"Short of the airfield on Route 7 was the 4th U.S. Army Field Hospital---a reception and despatch center at Tavernanuova for patients to be evacuated by air---which offered one of the infrequent attachments of the AFS to an American Army unit. This proved a pleasant assignment, and its joys were in no way diminished by the accompaniment of U.S. Army rations. At all times the collection of extra food was an important activity---private larders being essential both for the volunteers on those occasions when work was so timed that meals with the proper unit were impossible and also for the patients during delays or on long trips. In any period of proximity to American troops, much ingenuity was exercised to procure stocks of their rations---either on an individual basis or for more widespread consumption. It was reported that morale rose when, for a while, these foods were enjoyed regularly by a whole platoon, even as it visibly fell when Fortune discontinued this particular favor. The allure of a change of diet was always irresistible to those long accustomed, but not adjusted, to the austere repetition of British rations."
Questo gruppo ha lavorato indicativamente dal 16 Ottobre 1943 al 12 Gennaio del 1944 fornendo (tra Pomigliano e Tavernanova), 200 posti letto. L'airfield a cui si riferisce il testo è quello di Pomigliano d'Arco.
Dal 26 Ottobre 1943 e fino al 13 Febbraio del 1944, fu associato il 32nd Ospedale da Campo, Terzo Plotone che aggiunse altri 100 posti letto.
Ed ecco una foto di una visita di ufficiali l'11 Dicembre del 1944. Sarà stato Pomigliano o Tavernanova?
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| fonte: http://www.ww2online.org/ |
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