212th Combat Support Hospital (CSH)

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The 212th CSH has a long and distinguished history.
Dating back to the first World War, it has served U.S. combat forces on the fields of battle from Europe to Asia. Constituted on 28 December 1917 and assigned duty with the National Army as Evacuation Hospital #12, the unit saw its first World War I action in St. Mihiel, France, where it was awarded its first campaign streamer.
Reconstituted in November 1936 as the 12th Evacuation Hospital, the unit was ordered to active service in August 1942. During World War II the hospital provided battlefield surgical care in Europe from the beaches of Normandy until the fall of Berlin, earning a Meritorious Unit Citation and four campaign streamers.
Called upon again in 1966, the unit deployed to Vietnam where it served until 1970, participating in eleven campaigns and receiving three Meritorious Unit Citations.

In the fall of 1990, in support on VII Corps forces in Europe, the hospital deployed to Saudi Arabia participating in Desert Shield and Desert Storm, earning the Defense of Saudi Arabia and the Liberation of Kuwait Streamers. Upon its return from Southwest Asia, the 12th Evacuation Hospital was re-designated the 212th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH).

In the fall of 1992, the 212th MASH deployed as the first US military force to the worn torn Republic of Yugoslavia. The 212th was the only US hospital deployed to Bosnia to support Task Force Eagle. Upon its return, the 212th was awarded the Army Superior Unit Award for its time in service to Task Force Eagle.

In April 1999, the 212th deployed to Albania in support of Operation Allied Forge, and moved to Macedonia to support the initial entry force going into Kosovo. In March 2000, the 212th deployed to Kosovo in support of Task Force Falcon and KFOR.

In February 2003, the 212th deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. On March 21, 2003, the MASH crossed the berm separating Kuwait and Iraq along with the lead elements of V Corps, earning the Meritorious Unit Commendation.
In September 2005, the 212th MASH deployed to Angola, Africa as a Joint Medical Task Force to participate in MEDFLAG2005. In October 2005, less than three weeks after returning from Angola, the 212th MASH deployed to Pakistan after an earthquake killed more than 70,000 people. Task Force 212th MASH treated more than 20,000 casualties, performed 425 surgeries and admitted over 500 patients during the four-month deployment. On October 16, 2006, the 212th MASH, the last MASH in the United States Army, converted to the 212th Combat Support Hospital (CSH).

The Soldiers of the 212th CSH have a distinguished history of selfless sacrifice to fellow Soldiers and to our nation, saving thousands of lives on countless battlefields. The 212th CSH is the most decorated tactical hospital in the Active Army. Assigned to the 30th MEDCOM, they have earned the motto, “Skilled and Resolute!”