"Join the Navy, ride the W.A.V.E.S."
~ anonymous (circa WWII)
On February 26, 1944 the 1st female U.S. Navy captain, Sue Dauser of nurse corps was appointed. Teaching hospital corpsmen was one of the most important duties of Navy Nurses. They were responsible to make these men capable of conducting nurse duties aboard combat ships and in other positions where Navy Nurses were not allowed to serve. Since March 1943, Navy Nurses also trained W.A.V.E.S. (Women's Reserve of the US Naval Reserve) for hospital duty inside continental USA.
~ anonymous (circa WWII)
On February 26, 1944 the 1st female U.S. Navy captain, Sue Dauser of nurse corps was appointed. Teaching hospital corpsmen was one of the most important duties of Navy Nurses. They were responsible to make these men capable of conducting nurse duties aboard combat ships and in other positions where Navy Nurses were not allowed to serve. Since March 1943, Navy Nurses also trained W.A.V.E.S. (Women's Reserve of the US Naval Reserve) for hospital duty inside continental USA.
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