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'''Williams Hospital''' (also known as '''551st United States Air Force Hospital''', '''Otis Hospital''', or locally as '''Building 322'''<ref name=USAF102INT_190620/>) was a [[United States Armed Forces]] hospital located within the former [[Otis Air Force Base]] on [[Cape Cod]] in [[Massachusetts]].<ref name=Wicked_190708/> The hospital is believed to have closed along with the closure of the base itself<ref name=CapeCodTimes_050827/> between 1970-1973.{{Citation needed|date=April 23, 2024|reason=Requires specific sources which mention the hospital closing along with the base. The base was convered to an Air Nat'l Guard base in '73, it is possible it lasted beyond that.}} The building was demolished in 2019.<ref name=Wicked_190708/><ref name=USAF102INT_190620/>

During [[World War II]], the hospital saw a number of wounded soldiers brought back from [[Europe]].<ref name=RadioClub/>


The hospital was the site of the birth of [[Patrick Bouvier Kennedy]], son of [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jacqueline Kennedy]], who was born premature and died two days later.<ref name = "Quinn-Musgrove1"/>
The '''551st United States Air Force Hospital''' was a hospital at [[Otis Air Force Base]]. With the closure of the base in 1973, the hospital closed. It was the site of the birth of [[Patrick Bouvier Kennedy]].<ref name = "Quinn-Musgrove1">America's Royalty: All the Presidents' Children, by Sandra L. Quinn-Musgrove, Sanford Kanterand, 1995.</ref> The hospital consisted of a series of connected one-story buildings. The buildings were torn down in the early 1970s.


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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<ref name=Wicked_190708>
{{cite news
| last = Gately
| first = Paul
| date = July 8, 2019
| title = Former Otis Hospital to be demolished
| url = https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/bourne-courier/2019/07/08/former-otis-hospital-to-be/4741314007/
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| work = Bourne Courier
| via = WickedLocal.com
| location =
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240423162850/https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/bourne-courier/2019/07/08/former-otis-hospital-to-be/4741314007/
| archive-date = April 23, 2024
| access-date = April 23, 2024
}}
</ref>
<ref name = "Quinn-Musgrove1">
America's Royalty: All the Presidents' Children, by Sandra L. Quinn-Musgrove, Sanford Kanterand, 1995.
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<ref name=USAF102INT_190620>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.102iw.ang.af.mil/Media/Commentaries/Display/Article/1881787/public-notice-of-demolition-at-otis-air-nation-guard-base/
| title = Public Notice of Demolition at Otis Air Nation Guard Base
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| first =
| date = June 20, 2019
| website = 102nd Intelligence Wing
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230331063545/https://www.102iw.ang.af.mil/Media/Commentaries/Display/Article/1881787/public-notice-of-demolition-at-otis-air-nation-guard-base/
| archive-date = March 31, 2023
| access-date = April 23, 2024
| quote =
}}
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<ref name=CapeCodTimes_050827>
{{cite news
| last =
| first =
| date = August 27, 2005
| title = Otis Air National Guard Base: A History
| url = https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2005/08/27/otis-air-national-guard-base/50902675007/
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| work = Cape Cod Times
| location =
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231225025648/https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2005/08/27/otis-air-national-guard-base/50902675007/
| archive-date = December 25, 2023
| access-date = April 23, 2024
}}
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<ref name=RadioClub>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.sacmarc.org/archives/k1air.htm
| title = Memories of K1AIR at Otis AFB, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
| last = Mundy
| first = Roger
| date = May 1998
| website = Strategic Air Command Memorial Amateur Radio Club
| publisher =
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200915111801/http://www.sacmarc.org/archives/k1air.htm
| archive-date = September 15, 2020
| access-date = April 23, 2024
| quote =
}}
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==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 17:20, 23 April 2024

Williams Hospital
United States Air Force
Map
Geography
LocationOtis Air Force Base, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates41°39′59.10″N 70°34′9.40″W / 41.6664167°N 70.5692778°W / 41.6664167; -70.5692778
Organization
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeMilitary
History
Construction started1936
Closed1973
Demolished2019
Links
ListsHospitals in Massachusetts

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]

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ America's Royalty: All the Presidents' Children, by Sandra L. Quinn-Musgrove, Sanford Kanterand, 1995.

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