US Army Nurse Dorothy Managan
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Title
US Army Nurse Dorothy Managan
Subject
Dorothy Managan in Uniform and in the Present
Description
In the top photograph, US Army Nurse Dorothy Tonjes Managan poses for her picture in uniform. Managan, born in Flushing, New York in 1923, and graduated from high school in 1941. Managan chose to attend a three year nursing program at the Medical College of Virginia School of Nursing, in order to earn her R.N. Graduating just in time to answer the US Army's call for nurses at the end of World War II, Managan joined the US Army Nurse Corps at Fort Dix, in New Jersey.
Managan was then sent out to Fort Lewis in Washington, to serve as head of a ward at Madigan General Hospital, and to be an instructor at the Army Nurse Training Center and as a Company Commander for new recruits. Managan was given overseas orders to head to the Pacific, but the war ended right before she was to leave. She was in the army for eighteen months, and she has never regretted a moment. Managan was discharged in 1946 so that she could further pursue her career in nursing, including a baccalaureate, and a masters degree in public health.
While head of the ward at Madigan General Hospital, Managan's main job (outside of training nursing recruits) was to treat American soldiers returning from Burma, China, Corregidor, and Bataan (site of the infamous Bataan Death March). These men had been prisoners of war, and came to the hospital for extended general nursing care. They had already received some medical care before arriving, on transport planes and hospital ships.
After the death of her husband in 1983, Managan moved to Hendersonville, North Carolina, where the couple had planned to retire together. They had five children together, who are living all over the United States today. Managan still lives in Hendersonville, and enjoys sharing her story with anyone willing to listen and learn from it. The second, color photo is of Dorothy today.
Managan was then sent out to Fort Lewis in Washington, to serve as head of a ward at Madigan General Hospital, and to be an instructor at the Army Nurse Training Center and as a Company Commander for new recruits. Managan was given overseas orders to head to the Pacific, but the war ended right before she was to leave. She was in the army for eighteen months, and she has never regretted a moment. Managan was discharged in 1946 so that she could further pursue her career in nursing, including a baccalaureate, and a masters degree in public health.
While head of the ward at Madigan General Hospital, Managan's main job (outside of training nursing recruits) was to treat American soldiers returning from Burma, China, Corregidor, and Bataan (site of the infamous Bataan Death March). These men had been prisoners of war, and came to the hospital for extended general nursing care. They had already received some medical care before arriving, on transport planes and hospital ships.
After the death of her husband in 1983, Managan moved to Hendersonville, North Carolina, where the couple had planned to retire together. They had five children together, who are living all over the United States today. Managan still lives in Hendersonville, and enjoys sharing her story with anyone willing to listen and learn from it. The second, color photo is of Dorothy today.
Creator
Unknown Photographer
Source
Personal Collection of Dorothy Managan, Shared by Janis Allen
Date
Accessed April 25, 2020
Relation
World War II Veterans of the Carolinas: Their Stories in Their Own Words: An Honor Project of the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas, by Janis Allen, October 13, 2019: https://www.amazon.com/World-War-II-Veterans-Carolinas/dp/1699033064/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=janis+allen&qid=1581536778&sr=8-1
Dorothy Managan, US Army, Document of her story courtesy of Janis Allen
Dorothy Managan, US Army, Document of her story courtesy of Janis Allen
Format
Photographs (jpg)
Language
English
Type
Still Images
Identifier
US Army Nurse Dorothy Managan
Coverage
US Army Nurses of WWII, Dorothy Managan's Story WWII
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Original Format
black and white and color photos
Collection
Citation
Unknown Photographer, “US Army Nurse Dorothy Managan,” US Nurses in World War II, accessed May 10, 2024, https://usnursesww2.omeka.net/items/show/54.