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List of U.S. Military Nurses Serving in the Philippines,
December 7, 1941

By home state 



Alabama

Captain Gladys Ann Mealor, Gorgas, Alabama

Leona Castinger, (NA) Alabama

Arkansas

Captain Dorothy L. Ludlow, Little Rock, Arkansas

Mollie A. Peterson, (NA) Arkansas

California

First Lieutenant Magdalena Eckman, Pine Grove, California

Catherine M. Acorn, California

Captain Gwendolyn L. Henshaw, Los Angeles, California

Colonel Doris A. Kehoe, Pacific Grove, California

Navt Eldene E. Paige, Lomita, California

Navy Lieutenant Commander Dorothy Still, Long Beach, California

Navy Captain Edwina Todd, Pomona, California

Beth A. Veley, San Jose, California

Colorado

Major Josephine May “Josie” Nesbit, Parlin, Colorado [Butler

Connecticut

Major Mary J. Reppak(?), Shelton, Connecticut

Georgia

First Lieutenant Mildred “Millie” Dalton, Jefferson, Georgia

(Kathryn L. Dollason, Augusta, Georgia

Major Frances Louise Nash, Washington, Georgia

Grace D. Hallman, (NA) Georgia

Mary L. Moultrie, Georgia

Illinois

Captain Louise M. Anschicks, Mendota, Illinois

Second Lieutenant Minnie L. Breese, Arlington Heights, Illinois

First Lieutenant Earleen Allen, Chicago, Illinois

Navy-Mary F. Chapman, Chicago, Illinois

Floramund A. Felmuth, Chicago, Illinois [retired in Washington State] (Sailed on hospital ship to Australia, December 1941)

First Lieutenant Alice J. Hahn, Chicago, Illinois

Iowa

Navy Lieutenant Commander Susie J. Pitcher, Des Moines, Iowa

Indiana

Major Eleanor Mae Garen, South Bend, Indiana

Kansas

Navy Commander Laura Mae Cobb, Wichita, Kansas

Lieutenant Colonel Helen M. Hennessey, Leavenworth, Kansas

First Lieutenant Blanche Kimball, Topeka, Kansas

Kentucky

Captain Sallie P. Durrett, Louisville, Kentucky

Captain Mary J. Oberst, Owensboro, Kentucky

Lieutenant Colonel Edith E. “Shack” Shacklette, Brandenberg, Kentucky

Louisiana

Mary Brown Menzie, New Orleans, Louisiana

Lieutenant Colonel Edith M. Wimberly, Campti, Louisiana

Maine

Alice M. “Swish” Zwicker, Brownsville, Maine

Eleanor O. Lee, Lonaconing, Maryland

Massachusetts

First Lieutenant Helen “Cassie” M. Cassiani, Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Harriet G. Lee, Boston, Massachusetts

Florence MacDonald, Brockton, Massachusetts

First Lieutenant Letha McHale, Haverhill, Massachusetts

First Lieutenant Anne B. Wurts, Leominster, Massachusetts

Minnesota

First Lieutenant Phyllis J. Arnold, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Navy Lieutenant Commander Goldia “Goldie” A. O’Haver, Hayfield, Minnesota

Lieutenant Colonel Hortense McKay, Amherst, Minnesota

Mississippi

Inez V. McDonald, Tupelo, Mississippi

First Lieutenant Imogene “Jeanne” Kennedy, Philadelphia, Mississippi

Missouri

First Lieutenant Ethel “Sally” L. Blaine, Bible Grove, Missouri

Adolpha M. Meyer, St. Louis, Missouri

Major Rose F. Rieper, St. Louis, Missouri

First Lieutenant Dorothy Scholl, Independence, Missouri

Dorothea M. Daley, Hamilton, Missouri

Nebraska

Navy - Helen C. Gorzelinski, Omaha, Nebraska

Mabel V. Stevens, (NA) Nebraska

Lieutenant Colonel Madeline M. Ullom, O'Neill, Nebraska

New Hampshire

First Lieutenant Rita G. Palmer, Hampton, New Hampshire

New York

Helen Summers, Queens, New York

Lieutenant Colonel Eunice Young, Arkport, New York

North Carolina

First Lieutenant Evelyn B. Whitlow, Leasburg, North Carolina

North Dakota

Captain Mina A. Aasen, Minot, North Dakota

Ohio

Edith M. Corns, Cleveland, Ohio

First Lieutenant Helen L. Gardner, Aberdeen, Ohio

First Lieutenant  Beulah M. Putnam, Worthington, Ohio

(NA)Ruth M. Stoltz, Dayton, Ohio

Oklahoma

Colonel Rosemary Hogan, Chattanooga, Oklahoma

Willa Hook, Refrow, (NA) Oklahoma

Oregon

Captain Bertha R. Evans, Portland, Oregon

Pennsylvania

Major Adele F. Foreman, Masten, Pennsylvania

Captain Clara L. Mueller, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Navy Commander (honorary) Margaret A. Nash, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

First Lieutenant Anna E. Williams, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Mary G. Lohr, Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Captain Ann Bernatitus, Exeter, Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Captain Eleanor “Peg” O'Neill, Providence, Rhode Island

South Carolina

Major Juanita Redmond, Swansea, South Carolina

South Dakota

Mary Rose Harrington, Elk Point, South Dakota

Tennessee

Nancy J. Gillahan, Danville, Tennessee

First Lieutenant Geneva Jenkins, Sevierville, Tennessee

Ressa Jenkins, Sevierville, Tennessee

Texas

Agnes D. Barre, Orange, Texas

First Lieutenant Clara Mae “Bickie” Bickford, Tivoli, Texas

First Lieutenant Earlyn "Blackie" Black, Groesbeck, Texas

Lieutenant Colonel Hattie R. Brantley, Jefferson, Texas

First Lieutenant Myra V. Burris, San Antonio, Texas

Captain Bertha "Charlie" Dworsky, Halletsville, Texas

Dorcas E. Easterling, Abbot, Texas

Eula R. Fails, Houston, Texas

Lieutenant Eunice C. Hatchitt, Prairie Lea, Texas

First Lieutenant Verna V. Henson, Trinity, Texas

First Lieutenant Frankie T. Lewey, Dalhart, Texas

Lieutenant Colonel Maude “Denny” Denson Williams, nurse-anesthetist (retired prior to war, evacuated to Bataan, re-enlisted), Graduated from nursing school in Stamford,Texas

Captain Lucy Wilson, Big Sandy, Texas

Virginia

Susan Downing Gallagher, Richmond, Virginia

Washington

Beulah M. "Peggy" Greenwalt, Seattle, Washington

First Lieutenant Ethel M. Thor, Tacoma, Washington

Washington, D.C

Philippines ANC Commander Major Maude Campbell Davison, Washington, D.C

West Virginia

Colonel Ruby G. Bradley, Spencer, West Virginia

Wisconsin

First Lieutenant Marcia L. Gates, Janesville, Wisconsin

Lieutenant Colonel Winifred P. Madden, Montello, Wisconsin

Ruth W. Straub, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Philippine Islands

Major Beatrice E. Chambers, Manila, Philippine Islands

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