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Category: Nurse Draft

Nurse Draft Bill Changed

Source: “Nurse Draft Bill Changed.” The Evening Independent, 27 Mar. 1945, p. 8. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-independent/128068887/

March 27, 1945
ARMY & NAVY: What’s Wrong with the Nurses?

Congress, which has backed away from the idea of drafting male labor, moved last week towards the drafting of women nurses. Few Congressmen liked the idea. But the Army says that its Nurse Corps should number at least 60,000 to be adequate; present enrollment is only some 47,500. The Army is convinced that the only…

April 9, 1945
Draft of Nurses Called Unlikely

Source: “Draft of Nurses Called Unlikely.” The Philadelphia Inquirer, 23 May 1945, p. 5. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/138312779/

May 23, 1945
Army Abandons Nurse Draft; Vets Ask Wider Discharges

Source: “Army Abandons Nurse Draft; Vets Ask Wider Discharges.” Daily News, 27 May 1945, p. 10. https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/128009202/

May 27, 1945
Army Drops Nurse Draft Fight

Source: “Army Drops Nurse Draft Fight.” El Paso Times, 27 May 1945. https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times/127950953/

May 27, 1945
60,000 Additional Cadet Nurses Are Needed In States

Source: “60,000 Additional Cadet Nurses Are Needed In States.” Bossier Banner-Progress, 31 May 1945, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/article/bossier-banner-progress/127946836/

May 31, 1945
Plea Renewed For Nurses to Meet Shortage Here

Source: “Plea Renewed For Nurses to Meet Shortage Here.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 23 Aug. 1945, p. 9. https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette/138116439/

August 23, 1945