Exhausting Work
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Title
Exhausting Work
Subject
US Navy flight nurse catches up on sleep en route from Okinawa to a Mariana Base Hospital
Description
Serving as a nurse in World War II was exhausting, as is shown by the image here of this navy flight nurse, Lt. Mae Hanson, taking a quick nap on board an evacuation craft. This plane was transporting wounded troops from Okinawa to a Marianas Base Hospital with even more American casualties. Hanson was going to need all the sleep she could get before the work began again upon landing. This image also highlights, if you look closely at her wrist, one of the personal items most valued by military nurses in World War II, outside of their helmets and canteens; a functional watch.
Creator
US Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Source
Women of World War II Website: "Navy Flight Nurse Catches a Few Winks": https://www.womenofwwii.com/navy/navy-nurses/navy-flight-nurse-catches-a-few-winks/
Publisher
US Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Date
Accessed 3/17/2020
Rights
Public Domain
Format
Digitized black and white photo saved as a JPG file
Language
English
Type
Digitized black and white photograph
Identifier
US Navy Flight Nurses of World War II
Coverage
US Navy nurses of World War II, US women in World War II, US military history
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
black and white photo
Collection
Citation
US Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery , “Exhausting Work,” US Nurses in World War II, accessed May 10, 2024, https://usnursesww2.omeka.net/items/show/10.