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Four Army Nurses Stationed in Russia
Army Nurses 

Four Army Nurses Stationed in Russia

February 2, 2018 admin 0 Comments army nurses, overseas duty, Russia, WWII nurses

Four army nurses making sure that GI’s in Russia get the best medical attention. Pictured are: LT Audrey Pratt of

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Administrative Group at Pearl Harbor Naval Hospital
Navy Nurses Red Cross 

Administrative Group at Pearl Harbor Naval Hospital

January 19, 2018 admin 0 Comments administration, Naval Hospital, Navy nurses, Pearl Harbor, Red Cross, World War II, WWII nurses

Administrative group including Navy nurses and Red Cross workers at the Pearl Harbor Naval Hospital, 1942. Photo size: 3000 × 2020

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Army Nurses of 32nd General Hospital Unit in Indiana
Army Nurses 

Army Nurses of 32nd General Hospital Unit in Indiana

December 22, 2017January 2, 2018 admin 0 Comments army nurses, Camp Atterbury, Fletcher General Hospital, group photo, Indiana, overseas duty, training, WWII nurses

The 37 nurses of the 32nd General Hospital unit, known as “Indiana’s Own” since World War I. This photograph was

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Become a Nurse: Your Country Needs You WWII Poster
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Become a Nurse: Your Country Needs You WWII Poster

December 3, 2017December 3, 2017 admin 0 Comments recruiting poster, WWII nurses, WWII poster

WWII Recruiting Poster: “Become a Nurse: Your Country Needs You”. Poster dated 1942, from Nursing Information Bureau. Poster features a

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Lieutenant Commander Laura Cobb with Other Nurses
Navy Nurses 

Lieutenant Commander Laura Cobb with Other Nurses

November 7, 2017 admin 0 Comments chief nurse, Laura Cobb, Navy nurses, WWII nurses

Lieutenant Commander Laura Cobb, USN NC (far right), and colleagues. Photo size: 2822 × 2175 Photo source: U.S. Navy Usage:

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Army Nurses Rescued From Santo Tomas
Army Nurses 

Rescued Army Nurses Shopping at the PX

November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 admin 0 Comments angels of bataan, army nurses, Army PX, internment camp, Japanese, prisoners, shopping, WWII nurses

“A Big Piece of Heaven” – that’s the name given to the first PX that these Army nurses have been

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Army Nurse Doing Laundry in a Helmet
Army Nurses 

Army Nurse Doing Laundry in a Helmet

November 5, 2017 admin 0 Comments army nurse, france, helmet, laundry, Normandy, pasture, WWII nurses

World War II Army nurse Jan Shimp doing laundry in a steel helmet in a Normandy cow pasture. Note the

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WWII Navy Nurse LT(JG) Dorothy Still
Navy Nurses 

WWII Navy Nurse LT(JG) Dorothy Still

October 31, 2017November 7, 2017 admin 0 Comments Dorothy Still, infirmary, navy nurse, Philippines, POW, prisoner of war, rescue, Sacred Eleven, WWII nurses

Lieutenant Junior Grade Dorothy Still, NC, USNR. Still was a Japanese POW during World War II from January 1, 1942,

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Former POW Navy Nurse Mary R. Nelson
Navy Nurses 

Former POW Navy Nurse Mary R. Nelson

October 31, 2017 admin 0 Comments Philippines, portrait, POW, prisoner of war, WWII nurses

Lieutenant Mary R. Nelson, NC, USNR, who was one of the eleven U.S. Navy Nurses taken prisoner of war in

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Bremerton Naval Hospital Nurses Group Photo
Navy Nurses 

Bremerton Naval Hospital Nurses Group Photo

October 29, 2017 admin 0 Comments Bremerton, group photo, Naval Hospital, Navy nurses, Washington, WWII nurses

At the U.S. Naval Hospital in Bremerton, Washington, U.S. Navy Nurses pose for group photograph. October 1944. Photo size: 1507

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