▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁the ▁next ▁group ▁left ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 3 . ▁The ▁trip ▁was ▁a ▁long ▁one ▁both ▁in ▁time ▁and ▁distance , ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁of ▁N OR MA SH ▁from ▁St av anger ▁to ▁Tokyo ▁via ▁Mun ich , ▁Nice , ▁Nap les , ▁Be ir ut , ▁C airo , ▁Kar achi , ▁Cal cut ta , ▁Bang k ok ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁From ▁Tokyo ▁the ▁personnel ▁were ▁transport ed ▁to ▁Se oul ▁by ▁military ▁transport ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁N OR MA SH ▁was ▁first ▁established ▁at ▁U ij ong bu , ▁approximately ▁ 1 2 ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁Se oul . ▁The ▁hospital ▁consisted ▁of ▁both ▁N issen ▁h uts ▁and ▁t ents ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁surg ery ▁with ▁four ▁operating ▁tables . ▁The ▁hospital ▁was ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁T ong du ch on ▁about ▁ 4 0 ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁Se oul , ▁and ▁was ▁moved ▁a ▁third ▁time ▁to ▁its ▁final ▁location ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁further ▁north . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁ 4 0 ▁days ▁N OR MA SH ▁treated ▁ 1 , 0 4 8 ▁patients , ▁of ▁which ▁ 2 3 ▁were ▁civ ili ans . ▁All ▁told ▁N OR MA SH ▁treated ▁ 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁patients , ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁largest ▁groups ▁were ▁the ▁U . S . ▁( 3 6 % ), ▁South ▁Korea ▁( 3 3 %) ▁and ▁the ▁various ▁British ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁troops