During World War II, Reba Z. Whittle served in the United States Army Nurse Corps. After the aircraft she was aboard was shot down in September 1944, she became the first American female military prisoner of war in the European Theater.
During Women’s History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Virginia Lee Dornheggen, who served as a nurse during the Vietnam War.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Ruby Bradley, a nurse captured as a prisoner of war in the Philippines during World War II.
During Women’s History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Mary Rasmuson, the fifth director of the Women’s Army Corps.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Monica Benning, who took care of patients as a nurse during the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Susan O’Neill, who served as a nurse in three hospitals during the Vietnam War.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Joan Furey, who served as a nurse in Vietnam and pioneered a PTSD program working for VA.
Women’s History Month: VA celebrates women on the front lines… active duty, Veteran, or VA employee, VA is proud to honor them.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Martha Ellen Birkhead, who served in the U.S., Italy and South Korea in the Army Nurse Corps.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Elnora D. B. Daniel, who served in the Army Nurse Corps and retired as a colonel.
During Native American Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture, a Canadian Mohawk who served as a nurse during World War I.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Bernadette Agnes Payla Miller, who served as a nurse in a field hospital during the Vietnam War.