Stark General Hospital

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Description:

Black and white photograph of several officers in full uniform seated at long tables fitted with white tablecloths. They appear to have just finished a meal and some are smoking and drinking coffee or a beverage. A man is visible in the background clearing the table. Notation on reverse reads, "Officers Club Party."

Stark General Hospital was located on Dorchester Road, Rural Delivery 2 and was officially named in honor of Colonel Alexander N. Stark on February 11, 1941. It accommodated 2,400 beds and was ready for patients on May 18, 1941 specializing in general and orthopedic surgery. As the war progressed it became a fully-functional debarkation hospital for casualties and sick personnel arriving at the Port of Charleston.