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Thrill For Army Nursejust had her share of exciting new experiences. Elsie is an army nursestory. She's also the first and only * American woman to be awarded the | coveted air medal. ' -She deserved it for 20-years-old :Elsie was in sole charge of five dan- j gerously ill soldiers when they were flown ail the way from India to: Washington. What's more, she’d j never in her life been up in a planebefore being assigned to this responsible job. jElsie had been stationed in India for nine months when she suddenly received orders to prepare for the • flight. The five patients travelled In j the bomb bay of the plane which flew I to Ottawa by way of Africa stopping! over each night so that the soldiers could receive medical care and rest. Elsie now is taking a course in air evacuation so that she can do more nursing in the clouds.- but that’s just the beginning of the
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Roblin Review
Roblin, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Apr 22, 1943
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