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Title |
[Director's Conference, Naval Medical School, 1969] |
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Date |
1969-10-24 |
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Item description |
Group photo of head nurses from around the country who attended the Director's Conference at the Naval Medical School in Bethesda, Maryland on 24 October 1969. Participants are pictured in the Navy Nurse Corps dark blue uniform with white gloves and combination hat." Pictured are: (front row) RADM Ballenger, Capt. Vitilla, Capt. Bulshefski, Capt. Collins, Capt. Reilly, Capt. Blaska; (second row) Capt. Smith, Capt. Kovacevich, Capt. Murray, Capt. Feeney, Capt. Brooks, Capt. Maguire, Capt. Smoker; (third row) CDR Butler, CDR Morgan, Capt. Conrad, CDR Williams, Capt. Cannon, CDR Hogan, Capt Morin, CDR Pojeky, CDR Maxine Easter; (fourth row) CDR Hurst, CDR McCleary, CDR Dehler, CDR Walsh, CDR Eberharter, CDR Cornelius, CDR Stafford, CDR Slate, CDR Graves, CDR Shedyak, CDR Yankoski, CDR Brennan, Capt. Schmid, CDR Schuh, CDR Burcham; (fifth row): CDR Houghton, CDR Heimberger, Capt. Duerk, CDR Roller. |
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Subject headings |
United States--History--1945-
United States. Army--Women
United States. Navy--Women |
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Era |
Vietnam Era (1964-1974) |
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Service branch |
Army--Army Nurse Corps
Navy--Navy Nurse Corps |
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Veteran's name |
Easter, Maxine Virginia |
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Veteran's biography |
Maxine Virginia Easter served in the Army Nurse Corps from 1942 to 1955 and the Navy Nurse Corps from 1955 to 1970 .
Maxine Virginia Easter began her military career in the Army Nurse Corps in 1942. In 1945, she served with the 313th General Hospital in Manila, Philippines, where she cared for prisoners of war. From 1952 to 1954, she was stationed in Europe. Easter served with the army until 1955, when she transferred to the Navy Nurse Corps. She was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, and China Lake and Port Hueneme, California. Easter retired in 1970. |
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Source collection |
WV0108 Maxine Virginia Easter Papers |
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Place |
Bethesda (Md.) |
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Type |
image |
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Original format |
photographs |
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Image type |
Posed military unit |
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Original publisher |
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] |
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Contributing institution |
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries |
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Preferred citation |
[Identification of item], [Identification of collection], Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project, Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA. |
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Rights statement |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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Additional rights information |
IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the rights holder noted above for permission to reuse. |
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Object ID |
WV0108.6.006 |
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Digital publisher |
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 -- http://library.uncg.edu/ |
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Digital collection homepage |
http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/WVHP |
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OCLC number |
900811781 |
