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TYPE C-6 VETERINARY CLINIC SURGICAL, WW2 STATION VETERINARY HOSPITAL, FORT ORD

February 2023: As Chaparral Country Corporation becomes the concessionaire of the Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital, U.S. Army Horse c1941, located in the City of Marina Equestrian Center. The top priorities of the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group who are responsible for the research and museum collection for the Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital, U.S. Army Horse, c1941, are that the C-6 (Surgical Veterinary Clinic where the horse operating table was originally installed) must be brought back to its original configuration and historical significance as it was in 1941. The dog kennels must be removed and any structures attached to the building that were not original (c1941). For example, the C-5 building was almost identical to the C-6 building in appearance. General Elia removed the U.S. Army horse operating table from the C-6 Surgical Veterinary Clinic building in 1946. Greg Krenzelok

Building T-3144, Clinic, Veterinary, Surgical, Medical, Type C-6, Date of design May 5, 1937, Authorized one per camp Includes an office, latrine, rooms for supplies and heater, dispensary, laboratory and room with horse operating table, dressing floor and one stock and hitching rails.

Type C-6 Surgical Clinic is an army veterinary building uniquely built for surgery of horses and mules (refer to Table No. 46 on the main page). It came with an elevating operating table where the animals would be strapped to the table in a vertical position and the table would be cranked to a horizontal position with the animal in position for surgery. This table was still installed in 1946 when General Elia arrived as a captain. Part of his job was the conversion of the hospital as a horse type to its new role as small animal clinic and food inspection. The Station Veterinary Hospital had anyways taken care of all the animals on the post throughout its service but at its beginning it was built foremost to handle the horses of the field artillery and cavalry stationed at Fort Ord. The C-6 building would now be the small animal clinic in 1946. The remains of the hitching rail can still be seen on the floor of two of the back rooms. The interior walls of this building have been changed over the years. It is unclear if there was a horse stock installed. The sliding back door was removed and a man door installed at sometime, but the outline of the sliding door can still be seen on the outside of the east end of the building.

Note: see the picture at the bottom of this page of the C-6 Surgical Clinic building at Camp Lockett when it was first built to see what this building looked like originally. Also look for the horse that is standing in the sliding door. In this picture you will be looking at the back of the building where the sliding door is. The picture below of the C-6 clinic at Fort Ord shows the front of the building where the reception and office area would be.

All images are copyrighted by the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group, Greg Krenzelok and Friends of the Fort Ord Warhorse, Margaret Davis, all rights reserved.

U.S. Army Horse Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital c1941, Type C-6 Clinic Surgical Veterinary, Building T-3144, Date of design May 5, 1937. Taken in 2009. Image credit: copyrighted by the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group, Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved.

Note: In the above image of the C-6 Surgical Veterinary Clinic the added-on building on the left side with louvered windows is not a part of the original building c1941. Some of the dog kennels were installed in 1946-1948 when the Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital, U.S. Army Horse c1941 was converted from large animal (horse) to a small animal clinic. Additional dog kennels and structures were added by the Monterey County Animal Service who used this building temporarily until there new location was completed.

Note: Only the peaked roof part of the C-6 building is original c.1941. Everything else needs to be removed. The C-6 building must look like the outside of the C-5 building. - Greg Krenzelok

Unlike the C-5 Veterinary Clinic which has seen few changes over the years the C-6 Surgical has gone through many changes but, the exterior walls have had only minor changes. The add-ons over the years did only minor changes to its exterior walls. All the original windows and siding are intact. Because the C-6 became the small animal clinic in 1946 things like the dog kennels were added and some of the interior walls were changed. The large open area in the rear of the building where the sliding door and operating table and hitching post were once have been broken up into smaller rooms. Relatively minor demolition could bring this building back to this original state when this building was built for surgery for horses. Image credit copyrighted Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved. Image credit copyrighted Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved. Image credit copyrighted Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved.

U.S. Army Horse Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital c1941, Type C-6 Clinic Surgical Veterinary, Building T-3144, Date of design May 5, 1937. Taken in 2009. Image credit: copyrighted by the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group, Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved.

USACE, ERDC, A Smith

USACE, ERDC, A Smith

USACE, ERDC, A Smith

These are the above 1999 plans (this is only a part of the blue print) that I received from Kathy Prew the Director at Monterey County Animals Services. It was a very interesting story how they chose to move into this building that would be used for a temporary animal shelter. After talking to General Elia, and Joyce Latimere who worked at the small animal clinic (old veterinary hospital) from December 1986 until in moved to it's new location at 4380 Parker Flats Road in around 1994. General Elia's job was to convert the horse hospital over to a small animal clinic and Veterinary Corps Command Center (C-5 building)to handle the fort's and surrounding area's food inspections.

Note: It is important to note the the dog kennels were installed by the Army over the years and not by the Monterey County Animals Services. They did modified some of the kennels by adding drains and splitting the longer kennels into two. Kennels were added as early as the late 1940's by the U.S. Army.

It appears that the floor plan has pretty much stayed the same since General Elia converted the vet. hospital over and removed the operating table and other equipment. General Elia confirms that there once were many medical cabinets with glass doors in these buildings, some were moved over to the new clinic on Parker Flats Road and are still there today.

INTERVIEW WITH KATHY PREW'S SUPERVISOR ABOUT THE MOVE TO THE C-6 BUILDING

On March 13 2009 Kathy Prew the Director at Monterey County Animals Services gave me the number of another Cathy who was her supervisor who was in-charge of the project and knew everything about the move over to the old Fort Ord Station Veterinary small animal clinic building. On March 25, 2009 I called Kathy Prew's old supervisor and I talked to her at her home about the SPCA closing down and moving to the old Fort Ord Station's Veterinary small animal clinic located in the original C-6 building used to service U.S. Army horses.

She told me all about the mess it was when the SPCA closed down and the county and cities had to start their own animal shelters. Some of the cities choose to start their own and the others pooled in with this county animal shelter.

Property was available at the newly closed down Fort Ord and everyone was given a piece of the pie. Everyone wanted to make a claim on the free land and there were a lot of politics. They had chosen 3 probable sites for the temporary animal shelter. Including the Army's dog training facilities at East Garrison. And they finally chose the C-6 building at the old veterinary hospital. The building was a mess! All kinds of building problems bad roof, electrical and plumbing and everything was in bad shape. She told me that she thinks they didn't do too much modifications or wall removal or adding. They cut-out a few wall openings for the office reception windows. She remembers some kind of poles sticking (note: old horse hitching post) up but can't remember exactly what they were. The memories were not too good of the move, but there were also a few fond memories because the building had a certain charm.

AUDIO INTERVIEW: below in the one-way conversation I had with Kathy Prew supervisor Cathy. At the time of this interview our research was very new and we were just learning about the Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital, U.S. Army Horse c1941.

HORSE OPERATING TABLE
Source: WB movie Sgt. Murphy - Filmed at the Presidio of Monterey.

Note: Here is what one type of horse operating table looks like, there are several different types: The large animal operating table and the veterinary hospital is believed to be filmed at the Presidio of Monterey's Station Veterinary Hospital c1938. We believe it is possible that this horse operating table in this video was transferred to the Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital. Based on the images we have of the Fort Ord Station's veterinary horse operating table. It also should be noted that the uniforms in this video are the same type officer and enlisted men uniforms that were worn by the Fort Ord Horse Soldiers in 1940-42. And the same uniform worn by Sgt. Allan MacDonald. - Greg Krenzelok

Sgt. Gerald Hicks (right) at the crank handle and Pfc. Tom Lehl, setting up an operating table used for ailing horses in the C-6 Veterinary Surgical Clinic, Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital. General Elia removed the U. S. Army horse operating table from the C-6 Surgical Veterinary Clinic building in 1946. In the above image it is being installed in the C-6 Surgical Clinic building in 1942. (October 9, 1942 Fort Ord Panorama Newspaper) DLIFLC & POM

Note: We believe it is possible that the horse operating table in this video was transferred to the Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital in 1942 when the horses left the Presidio of Monterey. Based on the images we have of the Fort Ord Veterinary Station's veterinary horse operating table above. If you watch the above video very carefully and look at the image below it appears the tables could be identical. It is also stated that Sgt. Gerald Hicks and Pfc. Tom Lehl, are setting up an operating table at Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital in the October 9, 1942 Fort Ord Panorama Newspaper. Could this mean that they are setting up the horse operating table from the Presidio of Monterey?

Horse operating table in use at U.S. Army Veterinary Hospital No. 3, La Valdahon, France during WW1. Horse is strapped and being lowered in position to be operated upon for gunshot wound. (Otis Historical Archives National Museum of Health and Medicine, reeve14727)

Southwest face of the U.S. Army Horse Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital c1941, Type C-6 Clinic Surgical Veterinary, Building T-3144, Date of design May 5, 1937. Taken in 2009. Windows are original c1941. Image credit: copyrighted by the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group, Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved.

Type C-6, Station Veterinary Clinic Surgical Building south face looking where kennel roof connects to building. The kennels and the structures that has been added on needs to be removed and brought back to its original configuration and historical significance as it was in 1941. Windows are original c1941. Image credit copyrighted Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved.

Note: Only the peaked roof part of the C-6 building is original c.1941. Everything else needs to be removed.

Type C-6, Station Veterinary Clinic Surgical Building looking at the northwest face of the building. Picture taken inside the open covered area and dog kennel area. The door in the picture was added at some time, and need to be removed and the building siding patched up. Windows are original c1941. The structure and the concrete floors need to be removed and brought back to its original configuration and historical significance as it was in 1941. Image credit copyrighted Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved.

In this image you can clearly see on the right the original 1941 side of the C-6 building. All widows are original c1941. Down on the left are the added-on structure and dog kennels. They need to be removed along with the concrete flooring, and brought back to its original configuration and historical significance as it was in 1941. Image credit copyrighted Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved.

Type C-6, Station Veterinary Clinic Surgical Building looking at the north side face of the C-6 building and looking down the C-6 building, looking east. The windows on the right are original c1941, but the door in the middle of the window is not. It will need to be removed and building siding patched up. Dog kennels are on the left and will need to be removed along with the concrete flooring to bring it back to its original configuration and historical significance as it was in 1941. Image credit copyrighted Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved.

Note; It is important to note from the above pictures that the outside of the original building is still intact with all original windows. A side door has been added on the south and north sides of the building for access to the kennels over the years. And the sliding door on the eastend of the building has been removed and replaced with a man door. The old cutout of the sliding door can still be seen on the outside of the building.

THE C-5 VETERINARY CLINIC BUILDING T-3140 AND THE C-6 VETERINARY SURGICAL CLINIC BUILDING T-3144 WERE IDENTICAL BUILDINGS ON THEIR EXTERIORS ORIGINALLY

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: It is very important to note that these two buildings originally looked identical on their outsides at the U.S. Army Horse Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital c1941. But their insides were not. The C-5 building (T-3140) was a Veterinary Clinic and the Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital's Headquarters, and also was a veterinary clinic for servicing, check-ups, vaccinations for U.S. Army Horses stabled at the 21 stables on 4th Avenue. The building's rooms configuration in the front of each buildings was a little different for each building. Both buildings in the rear of the building had a large working area with hitching rails and a sliding back door, allowed bringing in the horses in to the building.

POST VETERINARIAN FORT ORD STATION VETERINARY HOSPITAL 1962-1964

C-6, Station Veterinary Clinic Surgical Building reception area in around 2010 as left by Monterey County Animals Services when they remodeled the interior and did temporary repairs to the building around 1999. Image credit copyrighted Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved.

Note: The plan of the U.S. Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group and the Fort Ord Equine Foundation is to come up with the funding to restore the interior of the C-6 building - Greg Krenzelok

CAPTAIN ALLAN FOX ABOUT HIS TIME, 1962 TO 1964 AT THE FORT ORD STATION VETERINARY HOSPITAL

Captain Allan Fox (Ret.)

Greg,
On your website of the type C6 Vet Clinical Surgical WWII Vet Station Hospital at Fort Ord, I have some comments to make:

I was Post Veterinarian at Fort Ord from 1962 through 18 February 1964. The vet hospital did not have a reception room as such when I arrived It was still the old barracks type Bldg. with small rooms off to each side. Not very conducive to clientele flow with pets through the clinic.

My first sergeant and I discussed this and he told me if I put it in to the Post Engineer's Office I would get no action on it as they were too busy with the human hospital projects. He said that the only way to get it done was just to do it ourselves. So we did. We tore out the inner walls and used the lumber to do all the patchwork we needed. We cut the large reception room window into the second room for my secretary to check clients in and on the opposite side of her room we cut another window to a side entrance of the building for a "pay window" as they went out.

The dog runs did not extend the full length of the clinic as they do now. There was only a small section of 8-10 runs at the far end and the MP's had a key to put stray animals into them at night. So although I never got credit for re-engineering the bldg. I made it into a much better operating small animal clinic.

At the time I was afraid I might get into serious problems for destroying government property but fortunately that never happened! I noticed with amusement the sequence of engineering drawings of changes to the bldg. over the years and lo and behold there was my improved bldg. with a nice reception room! At the time I was there the Post was probably as large as it ever became. I had over 4000 dogs registered on Post and I don't remember the number of cats. We were only open for shots on Thursday afternoon so we really had to run them through quickly. They would be lined up from the reception area outside and up the street past the CIA Bldg. across the street.

The human hospital executive officers wife didn't like to stand in line for her two little poodles to get their shots so I always obliged her as I was usually in the clinic on Saturday morning to see how the techs. were taking care of the animals in the kennels. Well, that paid off in spades as she was in the clinic at the time we were tearing things apart and asked me what we needed. I said we could use some pull with hospital supply. We needed things like paint and etc. to spruce the place up. Fifteen minutes after she left with her dogs the phone rang. I got my supplies!

By the way, Greg, I met you at the Veterans Day Celebration in November of 2014. I was attempting to see if I could find my old office and clinic at Fort Ord. Was I surprised to stumble into the activities and see it was all on the Register of Historic Places. I would also like to commend you on the wonderful job you've done gathering all the history of the Veterinary Hospital and Cavalry at Fort Ord. It seems unbelievable that I walked by those locked bldgs. for 2 years and never knew what they were or any of that history.

I am planning to be there for the Veterans Day Celebration in November of 2015 so hope to see your there.

In the pictures of the C6 Vet Hospital you show a picture in the office area of the bldg. with a lady designated as Katie with 2 techs. Is that, Katherine Reyman, my secretary when I was there?

Allan L. Fox, DVM

Special thanks to:
Harriet Fox

PHONE INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN ALLAN FOX ABOUT HIS TIME, 1962 TO 1964 AT THE FORT ORD STATION VETERINARY HOSPITAL

Interview with U.S. Army veterinarian Captain Allan Fox who was stationed at the Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital from 1962-1964. (1-hour and 40-minutes). A very interesting interview about Captain Allan Fox and his time stationed at Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital and his memories at Fort Ord. Allan also talks about the veterinary barrack T-3132 and the Army Intelligence Detachment that occupied the building.

C. LARRY COX VETERINARY SPECIALIST 91T20 FT. ORD VETERINARY HOSPITAL 1969-1972

Greg
I stumbled upon your web site by starting out Googling General George Casey. I would like to commend you on your web site and thank you for preserving the history of Ft. Ord and especially the Vet Division. I spent lots of time at Ft. Ord and around the Monterey Bay and it holds a special place. I will see if I have a few pictures I can send to you. I'm sure most of them will have fellow soldiers and me in them but you can get an idea of what it looked like in that era.

I was honored to be stationed at Ft. Ord as a Veterinary Specialist (91T20) from Dec 1969 thru Feb 1972. I was drafted in the spring of 1969 and signed up for an extra year to get into the vet division. Most of the vet tech soldiers in my unit at Walter Reed were assigned to a scout dog unit to go to Nam but my orders were Ft. Ord. Yes, I was stationed at Ft. Ord from Dec 1969 thru Feb 1972. I was a Veterinary Specialist (91T20) at the small animal clinic. There were approximately 75 head of privately owned horses stabled there. At the time I was there I had read stories of the Army horses and mules utilized there in the 1930's and or 1940's. I used to sit horseback out by the stable barns and imagine what went on there 30 or 40 years prior. It is interesting to me because my Great Grandfather, John Riley Ellis was a Civil War Calvary soldier that rode with the 1st Texas Legion and after the war a Texas rancher that bred, raised, broke and sold mules and horses to the Military in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

I recognize many of the buildings in the pictures and while there we had approximately 75 horses privately owned by Army personnel. I helped care for these horses as well as small animals. I had the pleasure to ride horses many miles in the arena as well as across the post into the Salinas River bottom. Brings back many fond memories.

I have a story about breaking a horse for a Colonel's little daughter and riding the horse through the back walk thru door of the small animal clinic and were persecuted by the NCOIC. He told me to NEVER ride another horse in that building so next time I led him in there. The Veterinarian and all the techs thought it was funny. I told him that the building was originally built for horses and probably was the first horses that had been in that building since WWII. He did agree but still didn't see the humor in it. I can't remember his name

Sincerely,
C. Larry Cox
Mount Pleasant, Texas

Taken in the office area of building 3144 during a vaccination shot clinic. The Lady in the picture is Katie and Veterinary Specialist (91T20) C. Larry Cox and Vet Tech, Fay Russett on the right. Note: notice their uniforms hung up in the back ground. Pictures taken from Dec 1969 thru Feb 1972. Image credit copyrighted Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved.

Veterinary Specialist (91T20) C. Larry Cox taken in treatment room with Vet Tech, Fay Russett on the left. Image credit copyrighted Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved.

Veterinary Specialist (91T20) C. Larry Cox and Vet Tech, Fay Russett taken in the back of the small animal clinic building 3144. Image credit copyrighted Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved.

Monterey Section Veterinary Service, POM small animal clinic, Building 4380 Parker Flats Road as it is today. I interviewed Joyce Latimere at the old Station Veterinary Hospital's C-6 Veterinary Clinic Building where the small animal clinic use to be located. Joyce worked at the old clinic from December 1986 to 1994 when it moved to the new location. Image credit copyrighted Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved.

Joyce says that the above animal cages and cabinet on the right were moved from the old clinic to the new location. Image credit copyrighted Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved.

One more of the medical cabinets that were moved to the new clinic from the old clinic, the glass doors were removed. Image credit copyrighted Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved.

I met Joyce for my interview with her at the old Station Veterinary Hospital and I enjoyed all the things she told me about the Veterinary Hospital, the people she worked with and what the different rooms and what they were used for. I had a wonderful visit with Joyce and I would like to thank her for her help. Image credit copyrighted Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved.

Joyce at the new POM small animal clinic next to one of the medical cabinets that came from the old Station Veterinary Hospital. April of 2009

AUDIO: FORT ORD STATION VETERINARY INTERVIEW WITH JOYCE LATIMERE

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I interviewed Joyce Latimore on April 9, 2009. She had worked at the old Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital since December 18, 1986 until Fort Ord closed down in 1994. She worked in the C-6, Building T-3144, originally the Clinic, Veterinary Surgical building, with had become the small animal clinic. I sat down with Joyce for this interview when she moved over to the Presidio of Monterey small animal clinic located at the Veterinary Command office at Building at, 4380 Parker Flats Road, Ord Military Community (Seaside). We talked about her experience working at the old Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital. - Greg Krenzelok

The Joyce Latimore tape is 51:15 minutes

Camp Lockett, Type C-6 Veterinary Clinic Surgical in 1941. Series 700-272 Drawing and building Number T-631. The only other example of a Type C-6 building that I have been able in find in the country. Mountain Empire Historical Society, Campo, California.Note: the horse in the doorway.

Building T-631, Type C-6 Veterinary Clinic Surgical as it looks today at Camp Lockett. Mountain Empire Historical Society, Campo, California

U.S. Army Veterinarians operating on a horse in Building T-631 (Type C-6 Veterinary Clinic) at Camp Lockett in the 1940's. Note: the special elevating operating table that was installed in the C-6 clinic is being used to operate on the horse. This would have been the same type of operating table that was installed at Fort Ord's C-6 Vet. Clinic. Mountain Empire Historical Society, Campo, California

U.S. Army Veterinarians working on a horse in Building T-631 (Type C-6 Veterinary Clinic) at Camp Lockett in the 1940's. Veterinarian and assistants at work; equine plasma shot. Note that the horse is secured in a "stock". Mountain Empire Historical Society, Campo, California

Note: I would like to thank Rich Borstadt, Curator of the Mountain Empire Historical Society for his help on my research and providing the wonderful above pictures.

THE C-5 VETERINARY CLINIC BUILDING T-3140 AND THE C-6 VETERINARY SURGICAL CLINIC BUILDING T-3144 WERE IDENTICAL BUILDINGS ON THEIR EXTERIORS ORIGINALLY

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: It is very important to note that these two buildings originally looked identical on their outsides at the U.S. Army Horse Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital c1941. But their insides were not. The C-5 building (T-3140) was a Veterinary Clinic and the Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital's Headquarters, and also was a veterinary clinic for servicing, check-ups, vaccinations for U.S. Army Horses stabled at the 21 stables on 4th Avenue. The building's rooms configuration in the front of each buildings was a little different for each building. Both buildings in the rear of the building had a large working area with hitching rails and a sliding back door, allowed bringing in the horses in to the building.

The C-6 building (T-3144) was setup originally for surgery on the Army horses complete with a horse operating table. Care of the post animals was also done by the U.S. Army Veterinarians stationed here. Please look at the diagrams of the layout of each building. This building appearance stayed the same until the mid to the late 1940s or later with the Army Veterinary Station Hospital converting from a large animal (horse and mule) to small animal clinic (military dogs, dogs and cats, plus some horses) that still were located on the post. It should be noted that military dogs were trained at East Garrison complete with kennels (I have documented these buildings when they were still standing). At this time the appearance of the C-6 building started to change with dog kennels added to the sides of the building. The changes continued until 1999 when the Monterey County Animals Services needed a temporary building until their new location was completed. At this time the C-6 building was remodeled in the inside and more kennel areas added. This is why this building today looks so different. Our vision for the future is to remove all added non-original structures, leaving just the original C-6 building. It will not be too large of a project. If you look at the images of the building you will notice that basically the original building is still there.

- Greg Krenzelok - Director- Historian - U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group.

Lay-out of the original inside of the C-6 Veterinary Surgical Clinic building T-3144. Notice the layout of the building and the horse operating table, hitching post, and sliding door at the rear of the building. Heater room was different at the U.S. Army Horse Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital c1941. Credit: USACE, ERDC, A Smith

Lay-out of the original inside of the C-5 Veterinary Clinic building T-3140. Notice the layout of the building and compare with the C-6 veterinary surgical clinic, above layout. Heater room was different at the U.S. Army Horse Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital c1941. Credit: USACE, ERDC, A Smith

Left image: The layout of the Type C-6 Veterinary Surgical Clinic building T-3144. Right image: The layout of the Type C-5 Veterinary Surgical Clinic building T-3140. Note: It is amazing that #9 the original double swinging doors are still intact in the C-5 building as of 2021.

Left image: The C-6 Veterinary Surgical Clinic building T-3144. Right image: The C-5 Veterinary Clinic building T-3140. Originally looked identical on their exteriors. Windows and doors were also identical, both had a rear sliding door to bring the horses in. Today you can still see the cut-out of the sliding door on the rear of the C-6 building where it was filled in and replaced by a single man door.

Left image: Today 2021, you can still see the cut-out of the sliding door on the rear of the C-6 building where it was filled in and replaced by a single man door (small red dots at the corners). Right image: The rear sliding door of The C-5 Veterinary Clinic building T-3140. The C-6 rear sliding door would have been exactly like this one. Images courtesy of Margaret Davis, all rights reserved.

Left image: Camp Lockett, Type C-6 Veterinary Clinic Surgical in 1941. Series 700-272 Drawing and building Number T-631. The only other example of a Type C-6 building that I have been able in find in the country. This is an exact copy of what the C-6 building at the U.S. Army Horse Station Veterinary Hospital c1941 looked like. Notice the rear sliding door. Image credti: Mountain Empire Historical Society, Campo, California. Note: the horse in the doorway. Right image: Layout of the U.S.Army Horse Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital c1941. Note: Look at the top of this webpage to view more images of the original outsides of the C-6 Veterinary Surgical Clinic building T-3144.

STABILIZATION OF THE C-6 VETERINARY SURGICAL CLINIC BUILDING T-3144 U.S. ARMY HORSE c1941 IN 2013

The Marina City Council approved a contract for over $350,000 for the stabilization of the WWII Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital buildings at the Marina Equestrian Center. While the city's "envelope stabilization" project is not a restoration, it is intended to halt deterioration of the warhorse hospital by making the buildings watertight with new roofing and paint. The best part of this news is the recognition of the value of these buildings by the city. We have worked long to garner this recognition, and your efforts have been instrumental.

We are now urging the city to take special precautions to ensure architectural integrity is preserved as work proceeds. The cachet of a vintage building is in the details, especially windows and hardware. The U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group and Friends of the Fort Ord Warhorse will continue to monitor the work and urge the city and contractor to treat these buildings lovingly and preserve their character. Please write to the City of Marina and the mayor for complete restoration of these very historic buildings.

Stabilization of the Fort Ord Station Veterinary KSBW News Action News TV - Jan 15, 2014
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Stabilization: KSBW News Action News 8 TV - Jan 15, 2014

All images are copyrighted by the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group, Greg Krenzelok and Friends of the Fort Ord Warhorse, Margaret Davis, all rights reserved

Image credit: copyrighted U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group, Greg Krenzelok - Director - Historian, all rights reserved.

Images courtesy of Margaret Davis and Greg Krenzelok, all rights reserved.

Image courtesy of Margaret Davis, all rights reserved.

Above four images courtesy of Greg Krenzelok, U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group, all rights reserved.

Above four images courtesy of Margaret Davis and Greg Krenzelok, U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group, all rights reserved.

Image courtesy of Margaret Davis, all rights reserved.

Image courtesy of Margaret Davis, all rights reserved.

Image courtesy of Margaret Davis, all rights reserved.

2013: FORT ORD STATION VETERINARY HOSPITAL RE-ROOFING AND PAINTING IS UNDER WAY
I had a chance to go down to the Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital (Horse, c1941) recently and inspect the building stabilization project (re-roofing and painting). I have to admit I was stunned and speechless to see the old roofing removed and construction work being done to repair the roofs as I drove on to the property. Since December of 2009 we have been working on the research of the Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital and the stables and blacksmith shops located nearby. The battle was loss to save the stables and blacksmith shops in May of 2011 but the fight continued to save these buildings and I just couldn't believe that progress was being made to save the Station Veterinary Hospital. We give a big thanks to the long list of groups and people who have helped to make this possible. And a special thanks to the Friends of the Fort Ord Warhorse for all of their hard work.

- Greg Krenzelok, U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group and its members.

STRUCTURES THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE C-6 BUILDING TO BRING IT BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION AND HISTORICAL SIGIFICANCE AS IT WAS IN 1941 AS A U.S. ARMY STATION VETERINARY HORSE HOSPITAL

Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital, U.S. Army Horse, c1941. Very nice image of the Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital taken using Google Earth 2023. New housing developments are getting closer to the veterinary hospital as the old Fort Ord slips into the past. T-3141 the Colic building is covered by trees. This image gives you a very good idea of the dog kennels that have been added on to the C-6 building where the U.S. Army horse operating table was install in 1942. It is very important that the dog kennels and their structures be removed along with any fencing to bring it back to its original configuration and historical significance as it was in 1941. And just as important is that the Veterinary Detach Barrack T-3132 become a part of the park.

Above image: A close up of the Veterinary Ward A and Veterinary Ward B, and the dog kennels, their structures and fencing that needs to be removed. - Greg Krenzelok - Director/Historian - U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group

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FORT ORD U.S. ARMY STATION VETERINARY HOSPITAL (HORSE) WW2
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Fort Ord U.S. Army Station Veterinary Hospital (Horse) WW2

11TH CAVALRY PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, 1919 TO 1940
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11th Cavalry Presidio of Monterey, 1919 to 1940

76TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, 1922 TO 1940
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76th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Battalion

EAST GARRISON/CAMP ORD 1940's ARMY BUILDING DOCUMENTATION
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East Garrison/Camp Ord 1940's Army Building Documentation 2013

FORT ORD U.S. ARMY POST STOCKADE IN IMAGES
Fort Ord U.S. Army Post Stockade in Images

BRIEF HISTORY GENERAL ROBERT C. RICHARDSON, COMMANDER: VII ARMY CORPS, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DEFENSE SECTOR AND CONNECTION WITH FORT ORD WW2
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General Richardson Fort Ord Defense of West Coast

7TH DIVISION HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, FORT ORD, 1941 WW2, GENERAL STILWELL
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7th Division Headquarters Buildings, Fort Ord, 1941, General Stilwell

FORT ORD BUILDINGS, COMPLETION REPORT IMAGES 1941-1942
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Fort Ord Buildings, Completion Report Images 1941-1942

250TH COAST ARTILLERY CAMP MCQUAIDE CALIFORNIA 1941
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250th Coast Artillery Camp McQuaide California 1941

THE ARMY VETERINARY SERVICE DURING THE GREAT WAR, WW1
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Veterinary Corps in WW1

LEONARD PATRICK MURPHY U.S. ARMY VETERINARY CORPS, A.E.F., WW1
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Leonard Murphy in WW1

U.S. ARMY VETERINARY CORPS HISTORICAL PRESERVATION GROUP

Motto: "Illic est Vires in Numerus" There is Strength in Numbers

"Working Hard to Preserve Our Country's History wherever it is being lost".

U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group is a group of individuals that are concerned about the preservation of the History of the Veterinary Corps, Remount Service and Cavalry or wherever our country's history is being lost in conjunction with our beloved "Horse and Mule". There is no cost to join and membership is for life. We believe by uniting together in numbers we will be a more powerful force to be heard. Our membership list is private and only used to contact our members. Email us and become a member.

Greg Krenzelok
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