Williams Hospital (also known as 551st United States Air Force Hospital, Otis Hospital, or locally as Building 322[1]) was a United States Armed Forces hospital located within the former Otis Air Force Base on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.[2] The hospital is believed to have closed along with the closure of the base itself[3] between 1970-1973.[citation needed] The building was demolished in 2019.[2][1]
| Williams Hospital | |
|---|---|
| United States Air Force | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°39′59.10″N 70°34′9.40″W / 41.6664167°N 70.5692778°W |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | Military |
| History | |
| Construction started | 1936 |
| Closed | 1973 |
| Demolished | 2019 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Massachusetts |
During World War II, the hospital saw a number of wounded soldiers brought back from Europe.[4]
The hospital was the site of the birth of Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, son of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who was born premature and died two days later.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Public Notice of Demolition at Otis Air Nation Guard Base". 102nd Intelligence Wing. June 20, 2019. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ a b Gately, Paul (July 8, 2019). "Former Otis Hospital to be demolished". Bourne Courier. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024 – via WickedLocal.com.
- ^ "Otis Air National Guard Base: A History". Cape Cod Times. August 27, 2005. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ Mundy, Roger (May 1998). "Memories of K1AIR at Otis AFB, Cape Cod, Massachusetts". Strategic Air Command Memorial Amateur Radio Club. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ America's Royalty: All the Presidents' Children, by Sandra L. Quinn-Musgrove, Sanford Kanterand, 1995.
External links
edit- Information on a MARS radio station in the hospital
- Link to Brigadier General Hamilton B. Webb
- Information on room upgrade
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