Banning General Hospital facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Banning General HospitalNaval Convalescent Hospital, Banning |
|
|---|---|
| Part of Desert Training Center | |
| Banning, California | |
| Type | Military hospital |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army, United States Navy |
| Condition | Demolished |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| Demolished | 1948 |
Banning General Hospital, later the Naval Convalescent Hospital, Banning, was a military hospital in Banning, California, built in 1943 to support training at the Desert Training Center. Built by the army as a 1,000-bed hospital, it was transferred to the navy in 1944. In 1948 the site was declared surplus, all buildings were removed, and the leased land was returned to the original owners.
History
It was a military hospital used from 1943 to 1944.
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Banning General Hospital Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.