Former POW Army Nurses Receive Orders
Lieut. Colonel Nola G. Forrest, Director of Nursing in the SWPA, distributes orders to the Army Nurses liberated from Santo
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Army Nurses
Rescued Army Nurses Shopping at the PX
“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
World War II Army nurse Jan Shimp doing laundry in a steel helmet in a Normandy cow pasture. Note the
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Portrait of Army Nurse Ida Fieldman
Ida Fieldman, March 1945. Ida was a 2nd Lt. Army Nurse stationed in US. Photo size: 1929 × 2543 Photo
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Sarah Brody of Army Nurse Corps
Portrait of Sarah Brody of the Army Nurse Corps, in dress uniform. Photo size: 1175 × 1753 Photo source: Jewish
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USAAF Flight Nurse Ruth M. Gardiner
In July 1943, 2nd Lt. Ruth M. Gardiner died in an aircraft crash en route to evacuating patients in Alaska.
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Army Flight Nurse Mary Louise Hawkins
1st Lt. Mary Louise Hawkins was an army flight nurse during WWII who received the Distinguished Flying Cross for keeping
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WWII Army Flight Nurse Aleda E. Lutz
One of the most celebrated flight nurses of World War II, 1st Lt. Aleda E. Lutz flew 196 missions and
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Army Flight Nurse Tends to Patients in CG-4A Glider
Army flight nurse Lt. Suella Bernard tends to patients in one of two CG-4A gliders waiting for C-47 transport to
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Army Nurse First Woman to Receive Air Medal
Brig. General Fred W. Borum presents the Air Medal to Lt. Elsie Ott, the first woman to receive the honor,
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