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Sternberg General Hospital or Department Hospital, Manila P was a United States Military Hospital in Manila in the Philippines during the early part of the 20th century. The hospital was renamed after
Two Army nurses, Lt. Floramund A. Fellmeth and Lt. Florence MacDonald, accompanied severely wounded patients from Sternberg aboard the improvised hospital ship ''Mactan'' that departed Manila shortly after midnight of the New Year of 1942 for Australia.
The navy nurses, under the command of Lt.
Diary Entries of Soldiers at the Hospital
United States military hospitals Hospitals in Manila
George Miller Sternberg
Brigadier General George Miller Sternberg (June 8, 1838 – November 3, 1915) was a U.S. Army physician who is considered the first U.S. bacteriologist, having written ''Manual of Bacteriology'' (1892). After he survived typhoid and yellow fever, ...
on June 26, 1920.
Notable staff
Notable staff at the hospital include: * Inez HaynesWorld War II
At the outset of World War II, US Army and US Navy nurses were stationed at Sternberg General Hospital in Manila, and other military hospitals around Manila. During theBattle of the Philippines (1941–42) Battle of the Philippines may refer to several wars, military campaigns, and major battles which have been fought in the Philippine Islands, including:
*Spanish conquest
** Battle of Bangkusay Channel
** 1582 Cagayan battles
**Tondo Conspiracy
** ...
, eighty-eight US Army nurses escaped, in the last week of December 1941, to Corregidor and Bataan.
Two Army nurses, Lt. Floramund A. Fellmeth and Lt. Florence MacDonald, accompanied severely wounded patients from Sternberg aboard the improvised hospital ship ''Mactan'' that departed Manila shortly after midnight of the New Year of 1942 for Australia.
The navy nurses, under the command of Lt. Laura M. Cobb
Laura Mae Cobb (May 11, 1892 – September 27, 1981) was a member of the United States Navy Nurse Corps who served during World War II. She received numerous decorations for her actions as a POW of the Japanese, during which she continued to serv ...
, stayed behind in Manila during the initial invasion to support the patients there. One of them, Ann A. Bernatitus
Ann Agnes Bernatitus (21 January 1912 – 3 March 2003) was a United States Navy nurse who served during World War II. She was the first American recipient of the Legion of Merit.
Career
Ann Bernatitus was appointed as Ensign in the Navy Nurse Co ...
, escaped from Manila to Bataan just before Manila fell. The remaining 11 navy nurses were captured upon the fall of Manila and interned by the Japanese at Santo Tomas.E. Norman, We Band of Angels, pgs. 27-29; E. Monahan and R. Neidel-Greenlee, All This Hell, pg. 60.
The Sternberg Hospital was made of wood buildings and was destroyed during the war. The site today is mostly civil buildings.
See also
*Naval Base Manila
Map of Manila, Naval Base Manila is at Cavite in Manila Bay
Naval Base Manila, Naval Air Base Manila was a major United States Navy base south of the City of Manila, on Luzon Island in the Philippines. Some of the bases dates back to 1898, t ...
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Diary Entries of Soldiers at the Hospital
United States military hospitals Hospitals in Manila