1983 Grenada mental hospital bombing

Bombing during US invasion of Grenada August 2025 September 2026 September 2026 1983 Grenada mental hospital bombing Nurse in front of Grenada mental hospital after bombing 1983.jpg A nurse stands in front of the ruins of the hospital after the bombing Richmond Hill Mental Hospital, St. George's, Grenada 25 October 1983 the United States invasion of Grenada 18 30 United States Navy On 25 October 1983, during the invasion of Grenada, the Richmond Hill Mental Hospital was bombed by U.S. Navy A-7 Corsairs, killing 18 people and hospitalizing 30 more.1984-11-22 Opinion MENTAL HOSPITAL REMAINS A CASUALTY OF THE GRENADA INVASION en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/22/opinion/l-mental-hospital-remains-a-casualty-of-the-grenada-invasion-100465.html 2023-09-02 0362-4331 Background History of GrenadaGrenada gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1974 under Sir Eric Gairy.Grenada - Independence, Caribbean, Spice Island Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Grenada/Independence 2023-09-02 www.britannica.com en He claimed victory in the general election of 1976, but the opposition did not accept the claim.1976-12-09 REPORTS ARE CONFLICTING ON GRENADA VOTE RESULTS en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1976/12/09/archives/reports-are-conflicting-on-grenada-vote-results.html 2023-09-02 0362-4331 On 13 March 1979, the New Jewel Movement led an armed revolution and overthrew Gairy's government while he was out of the country, establishing the People's Revolutionary Government under Maurice Bishop.March 13, 1979: The Grenada Revolution https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/grenada-revolution/ 2023-09-02 Zinn Education Project en-US On 25 October 1983, under codename Operation Urgent Fury, the United States and the Regional Security System invaded Grenada at the request of Tom Adams, the Prime Minister of Barbados and the Prime Minister of Dominica, Eugenia Charles.United States invades Grenada https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-invades-grenada 2023-09-02 HISTORY 13 November 2009 en Bombing On the first day of Operation Urgent Fury, A-7 Corsairs from the Independence CV-62 attacked enemy command posts at the Fort Frederick and Fort Rupert areas. The Corsairs lacked any maps or ground indication of their target, which caused them to mistakenly bomb the Richmond Hill Mental Hospital, a 183-patient mental hospital near the forts.Hills Andrew 2021-06-04 1983 US Invasion of Grenada https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/1983-invasion-of-grenada/ 2023-09-06 Tank Encyclopedia en-USU.S. troops bomb mental hospital, reports say https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/10/31/US-troops-bomb-mental-hospital-reports-say/7116436424400/ 2023-09-06 UPI enOperation Urgent Fury https://history.army.mil/html/books/grenada/urgent_fury.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20090124093323/http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/grenada/urgent_fury.pdf dead January 24, 2009 history.army.mil The bombing killed 18 people, 17 of them being patients and 1 being a hospital staff member. 30 more people were hospitalized and another 68 patients were unaccounted for, but later returned to the hospital or remained at their homes. The hospital was destroyed by the explosions. Early reports of the attack stated that as many as 50 people were killed.1983-11-01 U.S. CONCEDES BOMBING HOSPITAL IN GRENADA, KILLING AT LEAST 12 en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/01/world/us-concedes-bombing-hospital-in-grenada-killing-at-least-12.html 2023-09-02 0362-4331 The bombing was the subject of a 1984 painting by the British artist Sue Coe, titled "U.S. Military Successfully Bombs A Mental Hospital in Grenada".Sue Coe - U.S. Military Successfully Bombs A Mental Hospital in Grenada - The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/483911 https://web.archive.org/web/20260317162235/https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/483911 2026-03-17 2026-10-05 www.metmuseum.org en References Category:1983 in Grenada Category:People killed in the Cold War Category:Wartime hospital bombings Category:Cold War military history of the United States Category:Naval aviation operations and battles Category:1983 building bombings Category:United States Navy in the 20th century Category:St. George's, Grenada Category:Civilian deaths by American airstrikes