Military Nurses

An American Nurse At War - - During WWI, Marion McCune Rice served as a Red Cross nurse in France, taking copious photographs on- and off-duty. Includes her biography, many captioned photos (from the video of the same name), letters sent home to her family, and excerpts of a journal she kept with soldier's comments.

Angels of Mercy: Nurses' Tales - - Personal stories from four army nurses who were engaged in the European Theater during World War II. From The American Experience a PBS feature: Guts and Glory.

Army Nurse Corps - - Officially established by an Act of Congress, February 2, 1901. United States Army Nurses - professionals serving mankind whether during times of conflict or peace.

The Army Nurse Corps in World War II - - A well compiled site which includes a brief overview, early operations in the pacific, black army nurses, Sicily and Southern Italy operations, the European theater and vintage photographs.

Australian Nurses in Vietnam - - Stories from Australian nurses who served in Vietnam from 1964 to 1972.

Captain Sally - - Born into a wealthy and altruistic family in coastal Mathews County, Virginia, Sally Louisa Tompkins was commissioned a captain of cavalry in the Confederacy for her hospital work in Virginia. A Civil War Times article.

Civil War Nurses - - Discusses conditions and contributions of the approximately two thousand woman who volunteered in military hospitals during the Civil War.

Dusty's Poetry - - Stories and letters from Vietnam Veteran, Dusty (only first name given) Army Nurse Corps, Republic of Vietnam.

Essay on Sisters in the Civil War - - Copies of typewritten pages, possibly written by Fr. Landry Genosky, of Catholic Nuns who served as nurses during the Civil War.

Five Nurses from St. Lawrence County - - Women in the Civil War: A Women of Courage profile, produced by the St. Lawrence County, NY Branch of the American Association of University Women.

Historical Nursing - - Stories and essays of nurses serving their country in times of conflict (Civil War, Vietnam). Links to WW II nurses and the Daughters of Charity at the Battle of Gettysburg.

H-Minerva Discussion Network - - Information on the study of women and war and women in the military, worldwide and in all historical areas. Affiliated with the Minerva Center, a non-profit educational foundation.

Honoring Female Military Nurses - - A story of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial by Jo Ann Klein, MS, RN. The memorial, in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia was dedicated October 18, 1997.

"I had the nickname, `Miss Irish'" - - An interview with Marjorie Sullivan, a nurse's aide, describing her experiences during World War II.

Images - WWII Nurses in Movietone Newsreels - - A story, with vintage photographs, discussing how nurses were featured in newsreels during the war.

In-Country Women - - Moving stories, images and poems written by or dedicated to the Nurses "in country" during the Vietnam war.

Lincoln and the Nuns - - An essay about Abraham Lincoln and the nuns who helped care for the wounded soldiers in the United States Civil War.

Mademoiselle Miss - - A collection of letters from an American nurse serving in France.

Mary Seacole - - Discusses the background and challenges for this nurse from Jamaica who became a healer during the Crimean War. Includes photos.

Military Nurses in Vietnam - - This page is dedicated to the Red Cross, Special Services, Army Nurse Corps, and other civilian and military women who served in Vietnam.

Military Women in Vietnam - - In Vietnam, Army, Navy and Air Force Nurses and Medical Specialists numbered over six thousand. This page discusses all women who served in Vietnam from 1964 to 1973.

The North's Unsung Sisters of Mercy - - Article written by Alice P. Stein about the volunteer nurses who served during the Civil War.

Nurse Pember and the Whiskey War - - A Civil War Times story of a Confederate nurse and her struggle to maintain authority over distribution of medicinal whiskey.

Nursing in the Civil War - - An essay describing medical treatments and care for wounded soldiers during the United States Civil War. The contents consist of photocopies of the typewritten 16 pages of the essay.

Nursing Old Wounds - - Recollections by Nancy Leftenant-Colon, as the first black nurse in the Regular Nurse Corps in 1942.

Our Army Nurses - - Pictorial essay of what Civil War nurses wore. Excellent stories from Clara Barton, Ruth Sinnotte, Lucy Seaman Bainbridge and Jane Stuart Woolsey. Stories available for download(Adobe PDF format) and for purchase.

Pearl Harbor Attack - - December 7, 1941: Excerpt from Oral History of LT Ruth Erickson, NC (Nurse Corps), USN. She was a nurse at the Naval Hospital Pearl Harbor during the attack.

A People at War: Women Who Served - - From the National Archives and Records Administration. Short stories of First Lt. Annie G. Fox, Army Nurse Corps, recommended for and awarded the Purple Heart and several WASPS (Women Airforce Service Pilots).

1940's: The Country Goes to War: World War II - - From NursingWorld, ANA Centennial: Voices from the past...visions of the future.

Sr. Elizabeth Hillmann, R.C. - - An interview with this World War II army nurse who served in England and France during the Normandy invasion. Includes a few vintage photographs.

WASPS, WACS, and Flight Nurses - - Description of women serving as pilots, flight nurses and Air WACS in World War II.

What Did You Do in the War, Grandma?: A Psychiatric Nurse in the Philippines - - A story by Kathy O'Grady describing Lucile Sponner Votta's journey and experiences in the Philippines.

Women in Korea - Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library - - Facts and statistics from "The Forgotten War". Air Force, Army, Navy, and hospital nurses who served, and many who died, in Korea.

Women in the War - - A small tribute to nurses during the WW I. A letter, 'Experiences of a Nurse at the Front' is reproduced in full.

Women in World War One - - In 1901 and 1908 the establishment of the Army and Navy Nurse Corps opened the door for women in the military. These were the first women in the U.S to be admitted to some military rank and status.

World War II: Navy Nurse - - U.S. Navy Nurse in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Recollections of CAPT Ann Bernatitus, NC, USN of her experiences in the Philippines, Bataan, Corregidor, and Okinawa.

World War II Nurses - - Describes personal experiences of nurses who served in the battlefronts from North Africa to Italy to Normandy to Corregidor and Bataan.