Cooper, Signe, 1921- ,

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Signe Cooper (1921- ) served in the Army Nurse Corps in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. After her discharge in 1945 as a first lieutenant, she taught nursing at UW-Madison's School of Nursing, and received her masters degree at the University of Minnesota. She has received the Image of Nursing Award from the Wisconsin Nursing Association, the Wisconsin Governor's Special Award, and the Medallion of Service from the Wisconsin Health Association. She currently resides in Middleton, Wisconsin.

From the description of Oral history interview with Signe Cooper [sound recording], 2006. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 262295573

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associatedWith Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948. person
associatedWith Sheridan, Ann, 1915-1967. person
associatedWith Skott, Signe, 1921- person
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Burma
Japan
China
Wisconsin--Middleton
Fort Belvoir (Va.)
India
Iowa--Clinton County
Virginia
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Atomic bomb
Basic training (Military education)
Malaria
Nurses
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
Women veterans
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1921

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