army nurse corps

Army Nurse Corps Veteran Lille Margaret Steinmetz Magette was a nurse during World War II who served in a tent hospital in France.

Jeanne A. Urbin Markle served in the Army Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1967.

After Officer Candidate School, Elizabeth Allen flew to Vietnam with over 300 military personnel. She was one of eight women and the only African American.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Nurse Corps Veteran Eileen Ella Bradley Paine. Eileen served during World War II from 1943 to 1945.

In October of 1942, Annie Fox was the first woman to be awarded the Purple Heart Medal for her service during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Graduating Allentown School of Nursing, Peggy DuVall was commissioned into the Army Nurse Corps. She served in Vietnam at the 93rd and 95th Evac Hospitals.

June Wandrey Mann served in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II. Her service brought her to Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, and Germany.

Rita was called to duty on December 1, 1942. She first served in Africa, but was moved to Italy where she was stationed at the 225 Station Hospital.

Army Veteran Anna Mae Hays was the first woman in the military to be promoted to a general officer rank. 

Dorothy Walters Cutts served in both World War II and the Korean War as a military nurse in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps.

Pearl spent time in Great Britain. At Omaha Beach, Pearl assisted in setting up the hospital and helped treat soldiers during the D-Day invasion.

Anne’s service took her to many military hospitals around the United States as well as throughout India, Germany, and Vietnam over the years of her service.