U.S. Army Hospital Center 804’ tells the story of five U.S. Army
hospitals located on the Shropshire/Flintshire border during World
War II: Llanerch Panna, Penley, Iscoyd Park, Oteley Deer Park and
Halston Hall. They were built by British contractors during 1942-44
and used by American hospital units until the end of the war in
Europe. When the American units left the area some of the hospital
sites were used by displaced Poles. For a few months at the end of
1944/beginning of 1945 the hospital at Iscoyd Park treated German
Prisoners of War. The headquarters of the 5 hospitals - Hospital
Center 804 was first located in Gwemheylod (Flintshire) and later
moved to Whitchurch (Shropshire). U.S. ARMY HOSPITAL CENTER 804 An
AawMolltis U& Military Hospitals in lb. This book looks at the
day to day activities at the hospitals using archive material and
accounts and previously unpublished photos from those who were
there at the time and their relatives. It also looks in depth at
the stories of some of the patient-soldiers who passed through the
hospitals. It touches on the impact the occupants of the camps and
other U.S. camps in the area, had on the surrounding towns, with
particular regard to Wrexham in Flintshire.
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