world war ii

After returning home following World War II, Joseph Acevedo became a United States citizen. He recalled this day as one of the happiest of his life.

John Carver said that his ship treated around 75,000 patients during the war. The crew was involved in almost every major invasion in the Pacific theater.

Dona Mills-Bozman joined the Army Nurse Corps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. She was working at a New Orleans Hospital where nurses were being recruited

In January 1955, Virginia Edds Defourneweaux was deployed to Camp Gifu, Japan, where she was a nurse for the Air Force and the Marines.

Millie Dalrymple joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots program in 1943 with a good friend after they both became widows from war.

Msgt. Frieda M. Lambrecht was a Veteran of both World […]

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.

Eva was deployed to New Guinea and worked for the base commander translating mail. She remembered hearing snipers while trying to sleep in her tent.

Janet was assigned to Korea to treat wounded soldiers. She was again sent overseas during the Vietnam War and served as a chief nurse in Saigon, Vietnam

Phyllis enlisted in the Women’s Navy Reserves, or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) program, in 1944.

Bernie was deployed to Europe and served alongside Patton’s Third Army in German-occupied France. Oct. 2, 1944, Bernie was taken prisoner by German forces.

Pfc. Kenneth Jewel Tibbs was a proud and excellent Marine […]