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Authors: We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan
Tags: #World War II, #Social Science, #General, #Military, #Women's Studies, #History
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Navy Nurse Corps Prisoners of War
| 1 | Chief Nurse Laura Mae Cobb, Wichita, Kansas |
| 2 | Mary F. Chapman, Chicago, Illinois |
| 3 | Bertha R. Evans, Portland, Oregon |
| 4 | Helen C. Gorzelanski, Omaha, Nebraska |
| 5 | Mary Rose Harrington, Elk Point, South Dakota |
| 6 | Margaret “Peg” A. Nash, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
| 7 | Goldia “Goldie” A. O’Haver, Hayfield, Minnesota |
| 8 | Eldene E. Paige, Lomita, California |
| 9 | Susie J. Pitcher, Des Moines, Iowa |
| 10 | Dorothy Still, Long Beach, California |
| 11 | Edwina Todd, Pomona, California |
Civilian Nurses Imprisoned with the Navy Nurses
| 1. | Helen G. Grant, Scottish nurse |
| 2. | Basilia Torres Steward, wife of an American |
Navy Nurse Corps Evacuee from the Philippine Islands
| 1. | Ann Bernatitus, Exeter, Pennsylvania |
Army Nurse Corps Prisoners of War
| 1 | Maude Campbell Davison, Washington, D.C. |
| 2 | Josephine May “Josie” Nesbit, Parlin, Colorado |
| 3 | Mina A. Aasen, Minot, North Dakota |
| 4 | Louise M. Anschicks, Mendota, Illinois |
| 5 | Phyllis J. Arnold, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 6 | Agnes D. Barre, Orange, Texas |
| 7 | Clara Mae “Bickie” Bickford, Tivoli, Texas |
| 8 | Earlyn “Blackie” Black, Groesbeck, Texas |
| 9 | Ethel “Sally” L. Blaine, Bible Grove, Missouri |
| 10 | Ruby G. Bradley, Spencer, West Virginia |
| 11 | Hattie R. Brantley, Jefferson, Texas |
| 12 | Minnie L. Breese, Arlington Heights, Illinois |
| 13. | Myra V. Burris, San Antonio, Texas |
| 14. | Helen “Cassie” Cassiani, Bridgewater, Massachusetts |
| 15. | Beatrice E. Chambers, Manila, Philippine Islands |
| 16. | Edith M. Corns, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 17. | Mildred “Millie” Dalton, Jefferson, Georgia |
| 18. | Kathyrn L. Dollason, Augusta, Georgia |
| 19. | Sallie P. Durrett, Louisville, Kentucky |
| 20. | Bertha “Charlie” Dworsky, Halletsville, Texas |
| 21. | Dorcas E. Easterling, Abbot, Texas |
| 22. | Magdalena Eckman, Pine Grove, California |
| 23. | Eula R. Fails, Houston, Texas |
| 24. | Adele F. Foreman, Masten, Pennsylvania |
| 25. | Earleen Allen, Chicago, Illinois |
| 26. | Helen L. Gardner, Aberdeen, Ohio |
| 27. | Eleanor Mae Garen, South Bend, Indiana |
| 28. | Marcia L. Gates, Janesville, Wisconsin |
| 29. | Beulah M. “Peggy” Greenwalt, Seattle, Washington |
| 30. | Alice J. Hahn, Chicago, Illinois |
| 31. | Helen M. Hennessey, Leavenworth, Kansas |
| 32. | Gwendolyn L. Henshaw, Los Angeles, California |
| 33. | Verna V. Henson, Trinity, Texas |
| 34. | Rosemary Hogan, Chattanooga, Oklahoma |
| 35. | Geneva Jenkins, Sevierville, Tennessee |
| 36. | Doris A. Kehoe, Pacific Grove, California |
| 37. | Imogene “Jeanne” Kennedy, Philadelphia, Mississippi |
| 38. | Blanche Kimball, Topeka, Kansas |
| 39. | Eleanor O. Lee, Lonaconing, Maryland |
| 40. | Frankie T. Lewey, Dalhart, Texas |
| 41. | Dorothy L. Ludlow, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 42. | Inez V. McDonald, Tupelo, Mississippi |
| 43. | Letha McHale, Haverhill, Massachusetts |
| 44. | Winifred P. Madden, Montello, Wisconsin |
| 45. | Gladys Ann Mealor, Gorgas, Alabama |
| 46. | Mary Brown Menzie, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 47. | Adolpha M. Meyer, St. Louis, Missouri |
| 48. | Clara L. Mueller, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 49. | Frances Louise Nash, Washington, Georgia |
| 50. | Mary J. Oberst, Owensboro, Kentucky |
| 51. | Eleanor “Peg” O’Neill, Providence, Rhode Island |
| 52. | Rita G. Palmer, Hampton, New Hampshire |
| 53. | Beulah M. Putnam, Worthington, Ohio |
| 54. | Mary J. Reppak, Shelton, Connecticut |
| 55. | Rose F. Rieper, St. Louis, Missouri |
| 56. | Dorothy Scholl, Independence, Missouri |
| 57. | Edith E. “Shack” Shacklette, Brandenberg, Kentucky |
| 58. | Ruth M. Stoltz, Dayton, Ohio |
| 59. | Ethel M. Thor, Tacoma, Washington |
| 60. | Madeline M. Ullom, O’Neill, Nebraska |
| 61. | Evelyn B. Whitlow, Leasburg, North Carolina |
| 62. | Anna E. Williams, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 63. | Edith M. Wimberly, Campti, Louisiana |
| 64. | Anne B. Wurts, Leominster, Massachusetts |
| 65. | Eunice F. Young, Arkport, New York |
| 66. | Alice M. “Swish” Zwicker, Brownville, Maine |
Other Women Imprisoned with the Army Nurses
| 1. | Marie Adams, field director for the American Red Cross |
| 2. | Brunetta Kuehlthau, army physical therapist |
| 3. | Ruby Motley, army dietitian |
| 4. | Vivian Weisblatt, civilian dietitian |
| 5. | Maude “Denny” Denson Williams, nurse-anesthetist. Member of the Army Nurse Corps before and after the war. |
| 6. | Marie Atkinson |
| 7. | Betty Bradford |
| 8. | Betty Brian |
| 9. | Illa Mae Chalek |
| 10. | Marie Gould |
| 11. | Rita Johnson |
| 12. | Catherine Nau |
| 13. | Fontaine Porter |
| 14. | Mildred Roth |
| 15. | Ana Wingate |
| 16. | Marie Wolf |
Army Nurse Corps Evacuees from Corregidor (1942)
| 1. | Catherine M. Acorn |
| 2. | Dorothea M. Daley, Hamilton, Missouri |
| 3. | Floramund A. Fellmuth, Chicago, Illinois (left Manila in December 1941 by ship) |
| 4. | Leona Gastinger, Alabama |
| 5. | Susan Downing Gallagher |
| 6. | Nancy J. Gillahan |
| 7. | Grace D. Hallman, Georgia |
| 8. | Eunice C. Hatchitt, Prairie Lea, Texas |
| 9. | Willa Hook, Renfrow, Oklahoma |
| 10. | Ressa Jenkins, Sevierville, Tennessee |
| 11. | Harriet G. Lee, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 12. | Mary G. Lohr, Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
| 13. | Florence MacDonald, Brockton, Massachusetts |
| 14. | Hortense McKay, Amherst, Minnesota |
| 15. | Mary L. Moultrie, Georgia |
| 16. | Mollie A. Peterson, Arkansas |
| 17. | Juanita Redmond, Swansea, South Carolina |
| 18. | Mabel V. Stevens, Nebraska |
| 19. | Ruth W. Straub, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 20. | Helen Summers, Queens, New York |
| 21. | Beth A. Veley, San Jose, California |
| 22. | Lucy Wilson, Big Sandy, Texas |
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