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During WWII, the Army Medical Corps provided doctors, nurses, and other medically-trained personnel to the armed forces. On December 7, 1941, there were less than 7,000 Army Nurses on active duty. By 1944, 6,000 nurses were on duty in Army Air Force hospitals, while some 500 were acting as flight nurses, aiding in the air evacuation of the wounded. Army nurses were also assigned to hospital ships, field hospitals, aid stations, and regular hospitals. Flight nurses held the record of only five deaths in flight for 100,000 patients transported. The Navy Nurse Corps and the American Red Cross also provided trained nurses to the war effort.
Army and Navy nurses were taken prisoner by the Japanese in the Philippines and held as POWs. Army nurses dug foxholes outside their tents and under their cots, and cared for patients under heavy German shellfire at Anzio. By the end of WWII, 215 Army nurses were killed in the line of duty.
Do you have WWII memorabilia that you are not sure what to do with it? The children don't want it? Then let us help you preserve this history by donating these items to the Army Air Corps Library and Museum. We are accepting donations in the form of uniforms, medals, ribbons, patches, photos, memorabilia, papers, gear and equipment. We also accept monetary donations to support our operations and long term plans. This website is part of the Army Air Corps Library and Museum, and as a 501(c)(3) Non-profit, your qualifying donations are tax deductible.
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Historical Artifacts: We are looking for photos, documents and other types of artifacts including uniforms, medals, insignia, gear, manuals, and training material. We accept electronic/scans or originals of pictures and paper records. A General Order could be an award document that contains information on many servicemen. Special Orders may contain transfers or other information. Flight records, accident reports, maintenance logs, after action reports, pilot encounter reports, diaries and biorgraphies; all of these types of documents help us support or mission: preserving your history! Contact us today for instructions on sending us this material. Contact Today
Are you an AAC, AAF or USAF Veteran, family member, historian or WW2 enthusiast? We Need YOU! Contact us today to see how you can help the Army Air Corps Library and Museum, a Texas Not-For-Profit Corporation. We need your help! We are looking for volunteers that can help us with the following tasks. Typing and Transcriptionists: One of our big projects is extracting data from the thousands of documents we have and putting this data into a database where we can display the information on a website such as this one. We also need assistance with retyping unit history documents.
