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For Velma Carroll Easker and the other surviving members of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, recognition will be better late than never — if it happens at all. Easker joined the Corps at its onset in ...
Poremba, a Massachusetts-based nurse and professor, started the group in 2018 after learning for the first time about the Cadet Nurse Corps, a […] JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Time is running out.
This July 1st is “WWII Cadet Nurse Day” in Massachusetts, the 79th anniversary of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps. A bronze plaque now hangs in Nurses Hall of the ...
ARLINGTON, Va. — The head of the National Memorial for Women Veterans in the United States is calling on Congress to grant honorary veteran status to the World War II U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps members.
Marian University is showing its commitment to supporting the academic and career success of future military healthcare ...
Savant said her experience at BJACH solidified her goals of becoming an Army Nurse Corps Officer. “Since I was the only cadet at BJACH for this summer rotation, I got all the attention,” she said.
Terry Jacoby is likely one of the few remaining women out of 120,000 from the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps who answered the call when her country needed her most.
This July 1 marks the 80th anniversary of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps and here in Massachusetts, it is “WWII Cadet Nurse Day”. In 1943 at the height of WWII, Congress passed legislation ...
"The Cadet Nurse Corps was very apropos for a lot of the young girls who wanted to be nurses, but they didn't have any money to pay for the bills," said 98-year-old Agnes Lowe, a former WWII Cadet ...
Inspired Life Nurse began working at hospital during WWII and hasn’t stopped. She’s 97. “I love people, and my health is good, so I’m happy to do what I can,” said Grace Carr, of ...
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Two women who served in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II were recognized by their Johnson City assisted living facility. Margaret Washington and Agnes ...