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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1918
Page
2
The Army Nurse Corps faces a vast expansion goal from 3,800 to about 37,500 nurses to meet a 1.5 million man army. Camps and cantonments must fill each unit to a 65 nurse minimum while waivers loosen entry rules. Estimates place 80,000 to 90,000 registered nurses nationwide with about 200,000 other graduates and practitioners available.
The article details emergency rations and equipment for troops including various national ration packets such as maize meal, compressed meat chain rations, and regional varieties. It lists materials used in uniforms and gear like jute, silk, fur, rubber, metals, and shells a range of items from insigne components to shelter tents and buttons. It ends noting selective-service registrants being considered for air service.
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