The 27th Surgical Hospital was reactivated on March 25, 1963, and attached to the 43rd Medical Group, Fort Lewis, Washington.  The hospital was alerted in June 1967 for overseas shipment and departed Fort Lewis Washington on March 4, 1968, arriving in Chu Lai on March 27, 1968.

The 27th Surgical Hospital was reactivated on March 25, 1963, and attached to the 43rd Medical Group, Fort Lewis, Washington.  The hospital was alerted in June 1967 for overseas shipment and departed Fort Lewis Washington on March 4, 1968, arriving in Chu Lai on March 27, 1968.

The mission of the 27th Surgical Hospital was to provide medical support to the United States Army, Vietnam (USARV), Free World Military AssistanceForces (FWMAF), and designated civilian war casualties (CWC) located within the Southern MR I (I Corps Tactical Zone/ICTZ). The unit was deactivated in May1971 (6/1/71) and patients were transferred to the 91st Evacuation Hospital in Chu Lai.