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Women in WW2
“We interrupt this program to bring you a special news bulletin. The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by air President Roosevelt just announced.”
On an ordinary Sunday, one shocking announcement plunged Americans into war. While men made lines around blocks to sign up to serve their country, the women of this country began wondering when their husband, brother, or father was going to ship out and what could they do to support the war effort.
Women were already playing a vital part in the war effort. At the time Peal Harbor was attacked, there were 82 Army nurses serving at 3 Army Medical facilities. These nurses worked side by side with other Army and Navy nurses as they tried valiantly to treat the men that were brought in suffering from burns to shock.
The Chief Nurse at Hickam Field, 1st Lt. Annie G. Fox was amon...
“We interrupt this program to bring you a special news bulletin. The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by air President Roosevelt just announced.”
On an ordinary Sunday, one shocking announcement plunged Americans into war. While men made lines around blocks to sign up to serve their country, the women of this country began wondering when their husband, brother, or father was going to ship out and what could they do to support the war effort.
Women were already playing a vital part in the war effort. At the time Peal Harbor was attacked, there were 82 Army nurses serving at 3 Army Medical facilities. These nurses worked side by side with other Army and Navy nurses as they tried valiantly to treat the men that were brought in suffering from burns to shock.
The Chief Nurse at Hickam Field, 1st Lt. Annie G. Fox was amon...
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