She Remembers Pearl Harbor

Author: Danielle Oser

  • ANC Stats

    June 30 1942 12,475 June 30 1943 36,607 8-May 52,000 31-Dec-45 27,850 Higlights in the History of the Army Nurse Corps: Chronology, 19 Jan. 2001, history.army.mil/books/anc-highlights/chrono.htm.

  • TERMINOLOGY Liberty& Leaves

    “Cinderella Liberty” Liberty in which one must return to ship by midnight. “Liberty” Shore leave of 48 hours or less. “Furlough” Any liberty lasting over 72 hours. “French Leave” To leave a ship without permission. “AWOL” Absent without leave. Also, “a wolf on the loose” or “after women or liquor.” Source: McCutcheon, Marc. Descriptionary, Facts…

  • TIME CAPSULE: Racism

    Recruiting during the war faced a significant challenge due to racial discrimination. By late 1944, the shortage of military nurses intensified due to the extensive military engagements, straining the availability of qualified personnel. Despite a registry of over 9,000 African-American nurses in the U.S., only a small fraction were considered for military service. The Army…

  • Salad Leaves or Letters To A Daughter in the City

    Source: Osborne, Harriet Meaker. “Salad Leaves or Letters To A Daughter in the City.” Ivanhoe Foods, Inc., 1939.

  • TIME CAPSULE: Radio Ownership

    By 1930, 40% of households across the nation possessed a radio. Despite the harsh impact of the Great Depression in the 1930s, radio maintained its central role in American life. The ownership of radios in American homes would surge to 83% by 1940. United States, Congress, US Department of Commerce. Fifteenth Census of the United…

  • Annual Report of Tripler General Hospital

    Source: “Annual Report of Tripler General Hospital.” Headquarters Tripler General Hospital, 25 Jan. 1940.

  • TIME CAPSULE

    February 2, 1901 the Army Reorganization Act was passed by the U.S. Congress, making the Nurse Corps (Female) a permanent Corps of the US Army Medical Department. The Army Nurse Corps (ANC) had been, in the 1920s and 1930s, “a very pleasant life.” A military nurse’s pay was far better than that of the average…

  • NEWSREEL: Wednesday, January 3, 1940

    Wednesday, January 3, 1940 131.5 million Americans living in 33 million households possess approximately 51 million radio receiving sets, which is one radio for every 2.6 people. An Album of Memories

  • Army Nurses’ Pay

    Source: “Army Nurses”™ Pay.” The Age, 12 Jan. 1940, p. 9. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age/127948611/