United States. Navy Nurse Corps

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The Navy Nurse Corps was authorized by Congress on 13 May 1908 after several years of legislative effort by Navy officials. Patterened after the Army Nurse Corps, the Navy Nurse Corps consisted of a Superintendent in charge of 20 nurses. By the eve of American entry into World War I, they numbered 446. After rising to a wartime high of 1,386, their number was reduced to about 500 by 1928. In 1939, the Naval Reserve Act authorized the recruitment of women into the Reserve Nurse Coprs. More than 11,000 Navy Nurses served in the U.S. and combat areas during World War II. The size of the Nurse Corps was reduced following World War II, growing to more than 3,000 during the Korean War and expanding again in the Vietnam era.

From the description of Records, 1881-1983. (Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command). WorldCat record id: 54453751

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Lovell, Carolyn G., 1921-1993. Papers and photographs, 1940-1946. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
referencedIn Mary H. Staats letters 1944-1947 1944-1946 Staats, Mary H. letters William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Kyrios, Helen. Helen Kyrios collection, 1883-1979. Boston University. School of Medicine
referencedIn Lovetta R. Blanke Collection, 1936-2012 Wright State University, Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn Brown, Evelyn, 1942-. Oral history interview with Evelyn Brown, 2007 October 30. University of North Texas Library, UNT
referencedIn Whyte, Edna Gardner. Oral history interview with Edna Gardner Whyte, 1979 February 8. University of North Texas Library, UNT
referencedIn Leonhardt, Elisabeth. Papers, 1909-1926. Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center
creatorOf United States. Navy Nurse Corps. Records, 1881-1983. Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center
referencedIn Cannon, Emma Colebourn. Papers, 1893-1922. Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center
referencedIn Monahan, Evelyn. Evelyn Monahan and Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee papers, circa 1914-2011. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn Harris, Harriet A., 1882-. Papers, 1918-1958. Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center
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associatedWith Blanke, Lovetta Ruth Dixon, 1919-2012 person
associatedWith Bowman, Josephine B. person
associatedWith Brown, Evelyn, 1942- person
associatedWith Cannon, Emma Colebourn. person
associatedWith Feeny, Elizabeth. person
associatedWith Harris, Harriet A., 1882- person
associatedWith Knowles, Marie B. person
associatedWith Kyrios, Helen. person
associatedWith Leonhardt, Elisabeth. person
associatedWith Lovell, Carolyn G., 1921-1993. person
associatedWith Monahan, Evelyn. person
associatedWith Novack, H. Allan person
associatedWith United States. Navy corporateBody
associatedWith Whyte, Edna Gardner. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
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Nurses
Nurses
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Active 1881

Active 1983

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