World War II Honoree

Samuel Norman Patterson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Skillman, New Jersey

Honored By

Norman, Douglas & Marie Patterson

Relationship

Sons & Wife

BASIC MEDIC, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, ATTACHED TO THE 36TH GENERAL HOSPITAL. UNIT WAS ACTIVATED ON JULY 20, 1942, ARRIVING IN ALGIERS ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1943. UNIT SENT TO BAGNOLI, ITALY DURING OCTOBER 1943 AND ON TO CASERTA, ITALY WHERE THE FIRST PATIENT WAS RECEIVED DURING NOVEMBER 1943; ARRIVED IN ST. TROPEZ, FRANCE ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1944 AND MOVED INTO HOSPITAL IN AIX-EN-PROVENCE WHERE THE FIRST PATIENT WAS ADMITTED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1944. THE HOSPITAL CLOSED ON OCTOBER 3,1944; THE UNIT MOVED INTO A HOSPITAL IN DIJON, FRANCE WHERE THE FIRST PATIENT WAS ADMITTED ON OCTOBER 13, 1944. THE DIJON FACILITY WAS CLOSED ON JUNE 20, 1945, AND ON JULY 12, 1945 THE UNIT TOOK OVER THE OPERATION AT GARCHES, FRANCE. ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1945, THE OVERSEAS OPERATION WAS CONCLUDED. DISCHARGED FROM SERVICE ON DECEMBER 15, 1945.