<p>WILKES-BARRE — In March of 1945, there was a parade honoring the homecoming of Lt. Margaret “Peggy” Nash, a U.S. Navy nurse who had served in the Philippines, where she was held as a ...

Army and Navy nurses who served their country during World War II are in line to receive recognition via a congressional gold ...

History Story of WWII Navy nurse from Pennsylvania gets new attention By Bill O Boyle The Times Leader • March 12, 2023 ...

Former Navy nurse celebrates 105th birthday Alice Darrow has been honored as one of the last living links to Pearl Harbor as a Navy nurse during World War II. Saturday, she was celebrated by ...

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A Navy regulation forcing nurses to resign upon marriage was possibly a factor in some of their decisions to leave the military. Twenty-five of the nurses left the coal region and eight returned ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X When Army nurse Mildred Bianchi landed on the tiny island of Pantelleria in June 1943, conditions ...

They are trying to pass legislation to make WWII Cadet Nurses honorary veterans. When war broke out, one-third of experienced nurses left the workforce for military service.

Three authors collaborated on this historical novel about the so-called "Angels of Bataan," the Army and Navy nurses who stayed at their posts and were captured when the Japanese overran the ...

When the Air Force separated into its own service at the end of World War II, nursing was an important function of this new branch of the military.

A day shy of her 100th birthday, Lorraine Demarest appeared pleasantly excited as she walked into a surprise celebration at ...