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“Reflections of a WWII Army Nurse”
Submitted by Staff on Wed, 10/21/2009 - 12:34pm.
Ridge Historical Society will present Joan Schechner for this program, which is hosted by the Dewalt Mechlin Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, free of charge to the public:
Joan was in the Army Nurse Corp., in the Pacific, including Saipan, Iwo Jima and other locations. Since Congress established a permanent Nurse Corps in 1901, members have provided high-quality nursing care to soldiers, their families, and retired military and their dependents in time of peace and war. Joan will share her experiences, a first-hand account of the proud heritage of the Corps.
CALL LENORE GOODFRIEND OF DEWALT MECHLIN AT 708-423-6498 FOR RESERVATIONS.
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Submitted by Diane Burke Fessler (not verified) on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 12:09pm.I am author of NO TIME FOR FEAR,VOICES OF AMERICAN MILITARY NURSES IN WORLD WAR II, published by Michigan State Univ. Press. Includes oral histories of 120 nurses who served overseas in 1940s. The nurses were in the Army, Navy, and included the first Flight Nurses of both services, nurses who were imprisoned in the Philippines, and the African-American nurses who served in the segregated U.S. Army.