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 Hospital tents in Alabama |
Nurses
were assigned to military hospitals in Florida, Minnesota, Texas, Long Island, California,
Hawaii, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and other areas. A few Army nurses
served at the Naval Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. Women also nursed on
board the Army's transports and hospital ships.
One nurse recalled sitting calmly on the deck of a hospital ship, sewing on buttons as a battle raged around her. Esther Hasson who later became the Chief of the Navy Nurse Corps served aboard the Relief. She described the hospital ship's operating room:
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 Nurses aboard hospital ship Relief |
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 Taking tea in Cuba |
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