"Courage Under Fire"
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Title
"Courage Under Fire"
Subject
Unit Commendation for the work of the 95th Evacuation Hospital in Anzio, Italy
Description
The document shown is of a Unit Commendation issued to the 95th Evacuation Hospital on April 10, 1944, by the CG Fifth United States Army. The unit is commended for their choice to set up tents and continue treating patients while being bombarded by aerial enemy fire, and then for their continued efficient service in a field outside of the bombing. This is commending the staff (including the nurses serving there, such as Lt. Helen Talboy) at the hospital for their calm and brave reaction to the circumstances they were experiencing, showing that women serving as nurses were not only in danger, but were also able to receive recognition from the military for their sacrifice, just like the soldiers they cared for and their make colleagues.
Creator
CG Fifth United States Army
Source
World War 2 United States Medical Research Centre: "95th Evacuation Hospital, Unit History," Photo of "Text of Unit Commendation Awarded by the CG Fifth United States Army," April 10, 1944, Accessed April 28, 2020: https://www.med-dept.com/unit-histories/95th-evacuation-hospital/
Publisher
CG Fifth United States Army and the World War 2 United States Medical Research Centre
Date
Accessed April 27, 2020
Format
Image of framed document (jpg)
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
Unit Commendation for the 95th Evacuation Hospital, April 10, 1944
Coverage
US Military Hospitals in WWII, Nurses in WWII, US Army in WWII
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
Unit Commendation to the 95th Evacuation Hospital in Anzio, Italy, April 1944
Original Format
Paper Document in Frame
Collection
Citation
CG Fifth United States Army , “"Courage Under Fire",” US Nurses in World War II, accessed March 28, 2024, https://usnursesww2.omeka.net/items/show/61.