DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) — At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged bullets as they hauled packs full of medical ...

When the ships unloaded, everything was piled up for each unit in an area called the "dump." Every day our officers went out ...

Editor's note: This essay is excerpted from the book "Black Women in WWII: Greatness Under Fire." Segregation, which was the prevailing policy of the military and much of America in 1941, ...

The North Dakotan's story now immortalized in upcoming book, shows how Evelyn Wisner survived extreme poverty as an orphan to save lives in the Pacific theater.

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World War II nurses played a role that was as demanding as it was essential. Working in military hospitals, field stations, and combat zones around the world, they cared for wounded soldiers under ...

DANVILLE, Calif. -- At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged bullets as they hauled packs full of medical supplies ...

DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) — To run Tuesday, Nov. 11 after 12:01amET (9:01p PT). ACallister edited. Photos still in the works: Alice Darrow (from last month); and photo of Elsie from 2020; and HO of Elsie.