Women in the U.S. Military during World War II

[New Sancai Compilation First Release] During World War II, American women from all walks of life stepped forward to serve their country. In addition to traditional civilian and nursing positions, they also joined the military and served at home and abroad. They were true pioneers, displaying courage and determination that paved the way for generations of women.

△ Aviation nurse in Hawaii: In 1945, Oahu, Hawaii, an aviation nurse in the 7th Air Force of the US Army.

△ "Flying Nurses" arrived in China: "Flying Nurses" who will serve with Major General CL Chennault's 14th Army Aviation Group have arrived in China. They will serve on aircraft evacuating wounded patients from the front lines. Some Chinese nurses on duty at the local U.S. Army hospital welcomed their arrival.

△ The rescued Army nurses left Manila on a truck: US Army nurses from Bataan and Corregidor, Philippines, were detained in the Santo Tomas Internment Compound for 3 years and left on a truck. Depart Manila. The nurses wore new uniforms to replace their worn out clothes. February 12, 1945.

△ The Army Nurse Support Team arrived in Santo Tomas: In order to alleviate the nursing problems at the Santo Tomas University Prisoner of War Camp in Manila, the Philippines, a group of Army nurses were urgently dispatched from the U.S. Army stationed in Manila to arrive at the Prisoner of War Camp and Get to work immediately. For the first time, many of these nurses were only a few hundred meters away from the desperately fighting Japanese soldiers.

△ Army nurses perform target practice during their vacation: During World War II, U.S. Army nurses performed target practice during their vacation at Kobo Rest Camp in India.

△ Army nurses conduct jungle training in a camping area: Aviation nurses from the 7th Aviation Group conduct jungle training in a camping area in Oahu, Hawaii. May 21, 1944.

△ U.S. military nurses arrived at Hickam Airport, Hawaii: In 1942, the Japanese captured these U.S. military nurses on Corregidor Island in Manila Bay, Philippines. On February 3, 1945, the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division rescued these nurses, along with 3,700 prisoners of war, from the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila. These nurses were later awarded the Bronze Star Medal and promoted to one level. The photo was taken on February 20, 1945, at Hickam Field, Hawaii.

△Welcome the military nurses and medical personnel who returned from Albania: Everyone warmly shook hands to welcome the 14 military nurses, 17 medical personnel, and the crew members of the evacuation unit who flew from Sicily, Italy to Bari ) was forced to land in Albania on the way and was missing for two months.

△ Army nurses hiked through the jungle on the India-Myanmar border: Two U.S. military nurses carried heavy combat backpacks and hiked 8 miles through the jungle on the India-Myanmar border as part of their pre-training for frontline missions. Before reporting for duty, U.S. military nurses learn how to deal with the dangers of the jungle and how to care for themselves and their patients under limited conditions.

△ Released U.S. Army nurses leave Manila in 1945: U.S. Army nurses from Bataan and Corregidor were released after three years of imprisonment at the Santo Tomas Internment Compound. They climbed The truck leaves Manila, Luzon, Philippines.

△ Army nurse wearing a helmet and washing clothes: During World War II, a U.S. Army nurse (Jan Shimp) wore a helmet and washed clothes on a cattle ranch in Normandy. Please note that clothes are hung on tent lines to dry.

△ Army nurses of the 32nd General Hospital Unit in Indiana: The 37 nurses of the 32nd General Hospital Unit of the US Army have been known as the "Nurses of Indiana" since World War I. The photo was taken shortly before the group of nurses left for training at Fletcher General Hospital in Cambridge, Ohio, where they will complete their training before heading overseas.

△ Army nurses travel through the jungle: Army nurses travel through the jungle under the shade of palm trees to become familiar with the dense jungles of the Caribbean area where they serve in the Air Force. This outfit is a nurse's uniform in a tropical climate.

△ Army nurses in the surgical department of New Guinea: Army nurses in the surgical ward of the 268th Station Hospital at Base A, Milne Bay, Dutch New Guinea. June 22, 1944.

△ Military nurses dry clothes: Lieutenant Bernie Manning of Hollywood, California, USA, a nurse with the 803rd Air Evacuation Transport Squadron, is drying clothes clothing. The squadron is based at Chabua in the Indian state of Upper Assam.

(Source: womenofwwii website)

(Compiled by: Bai Ding)

(Editor: Jiang Qiming)

(Source of the article: Compiled and published by New Sancai)