551st United States Air Force Hospital

Summary

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.[1] The hospital consisted of a series of connected one-story buildings. The buildings were torn down in the early 1970s.

551st United States Air Force Hospital
Air Force
Map
Geography
Location24 Perry Ave, Buzzard's Bay MA 02532, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates41°39′59.10″N 70°34′9.40″W / 41.6664167°N 70.5692778°W / 41.6664167; -70.5692778
Organization
TypeMilitary
History
Opened1930s
Closed1973
Links
ListsHospitals in Massachusetts

See also edit

References edit

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

External links edit

  • Information on a MARS radio station in the hospital
  • Link to Brigadier General Hamilton B. Webb
  • Information on room upgrade