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WWII Cadet Nurse reflects on wartime medical service

Published by CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE on 10/12/20 (Source)

According to information on the Washington State Nurses Association website, www.wsna.org, the Cadet Nurses are the only uniformed corps members from World War II who have not been recognized as veterans. By 1945, Cadet Nurses were providing 80% of the nursing care in U.S. hospitals, the website states.

Published by Citrus County Chronicle on October 12, 2020.
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