24 U.S.C. § 301 — Ancon Hospital to be known as Gorgas Hospital

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This section renames the government hospital near Panama City, previously called Ancon Hospital, as Gorgas Hospital. The new name honors Major General William Crawford Gorgas. The renaming took effect after March 24, 1928.

This section has no lettered subsections. In recognition of Major General William Crawford Gorgas's distinguished service to humanity, and to keep his name and memory alive, the government hospital in the Canal Zone near Panama City — known before March 24, 1928, as Ancon Hospital — was renamed Gorgas Hospital on the public records, starting after that date.

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In recognition of his distinguished services to humanity and as a fitting perpetuation of the name and memory of Major General William Crawford Gorgas, the Government hospital within the Canal Zone, near the City of Panama, known prior to March 24, 1928, as the Ancon Hospital, shall after such date be known and designated on the public records as the Gorgas Hospital.

Source credit: (Mar. 24, 1928, ch. 240, § 1, 45 Stat. 365.)

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1928Enacted · Act of Mar. 24, 1928, ch. 240 · 45 Stat. 365

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 240 on 1928-03-24.

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