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The United States Army Nurse Corps ( USANC) was formally established by the U.S. Congress in 1901. It is one of the six medical special branches (or "corps") of officers which – along with medical enlisted soldiers – comprise the Army Medical Department (AMEDD). The ANC is the nursing service for the U.S. Army and provides nursing staff in ...
United States Army Nurse Corps (a brochure describing the experiences of the Corps during WWII) Archived 2009-12-20 at the Wayback Machine; Welcome to Army Nurse Corps History: "Preserving our past to guide our future" Oral Histories - U.S. Navy Nurse Prisoner of War in the Philippines, 1942-1945
In 1949, the QAIMNS became a corps in the British Army and was renamed as the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps. Since 1950 the organisation has trained nurses, and in 1992 men were allowed to join. [ 4] The associated Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps Association is a registered charity. Queen Alexandra was president from ...
The Army Nurse Corps originated in 1901, the Dental Corps began in 1911, the Veterinary Corps in 1916, the Medical Service Corps emerged in 1917 (during WW I the Sanitary Corps was created as a temporary organization to relieve U.S. Army physicians from a variety of duties), [3] and the Army Medical Specialist Corps came into existence in 1947.
Ruby Bradley. Colonel Ruby Bradley (December 19, 1907 – May 28, 2002) was a United States Army Nurse Corps officer, a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II, and one of the most decorated women in the United States military. [ 1] She was a native of Spencer, West Virginia but lived in Falls Church, Virginia, for over 50 years.
The Military Nursing Service is an auxiliary force of the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS). [ 10] The AFMS consists of Army Medical Corps (AMC), Army Dental Corps (ADC). The AFMS personnel serve in the medical establishments of Army, Navy and Air Force. After independence, the Officers of MNS have not only served in India but have also ...
The Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC) is a Administrative Corps of the Australian Army. It was formed in February 1951 from the Royal Australian Army Nursing Service. A Corps Badge was introduced in 1951 with the motto Pro Humanitate (for Humanity). It embraces the values of compassion and service to others, reflecting the care and ...
Irene Clark Woodman. Mildred Irene Clark Woodman (January 30, 1915 – November 25, 1994) was the twelfth chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps (1963–1967). She is credited with, during her tenure, playing a large role in the survival of the Nurse Corps in the Vietnam War. She has been inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame .