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A Contemporary History of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Washington, D.C.: Borden Institute (Government Printing Office). ISBN 9780160869136. American Nurse's Association: Hall of Fame; Army Nurse Corps History; Highlights in the History of the Army Nurse Corps; Army Heritage Foundation Center – Army Nurses of World War One: Service Beyond ...
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Chief Nurse Julia C. Stimson, United States Army Nurse Corps, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I.
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.
United States Women's Army Corps. Second Lieutenant Carmen Maria Lozano Dumler, [ note 1 ] RN, (September 18, 1921 – March 29, 2015), was one of the first Puerto Rican women to become a United States Army officer. During World War II, she served as a nurse and interpreter, and provided support for patients who spoke Spanish.
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 ...
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 .
51°16′52″N 0°42′47″W / . 51.281°N 0.713°W. / 51.281; -0.713. Type. Regimental museum. Website. museumofmilitarymedicine .org .uk. The Museum of Military Medicine, formerly the Army Medical Services Museum ( AMS Museum ), is located in Keogh Barracks, on Mytchett Place Road, Mytchett, Surrey, England .