FIRST NAVY WOMAN IN THE HOSPITAL CORPS
April 19, 2008 by Da-Chief
Filed under Doc in the Advancement Box, Military Information, Navy News, Ships Library
Women had served in the Hospital Corps since January, 1943, but all were members of the Waves, or Women’s Reserve, U. S. Naval Reserve. Most of these women had previous medical experience and were not sent to one of the Navy’s five Hospital Corps schools. A sixth school specifically for women was then opened in […]