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Only American Woman Officer in Chinese Army
Lt. Ruth Derr, an American nurse, serves as a commissioned officer in the Chinese Army Medical Service with China’s blood bank in Kunming. She describes wartime hardships including unreliable power, no running water, and heavy laundry duties, yet continues to support both nations while contributing plasma for Chinese troops on the Salween front.
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Yankef Ngrse
Central Press
Kunming
China
Ruth Derr
Chenhsien
Hunan
United States
Park College
Parksville
Presbyterian Hospital
New York City
Miss Derr
Wilkinson Hospital
Soochow
America
Richmond Memorial Hospital
Staten Island
Chinese Blood Bank
American Bureau
United China Relief
National War Fund
Blood Bank
India
Joseph W. Stilwell
Kun Hwa
Salween River
Derr
Liu
Orient
Burma
Ut. Derr