WWII - 1944, Pacific War: Women In War - Army Flight Nurses Decorated For Valor In The South Pacific

WWII - 1944, Pacific War: Nurses Receive Air Medal Upon Return From New Caledonia Intertitle: Women In War - Army Flight Nurses Decorated For Valor In The South Pacific 08:44:07 Nurses marching across air field tarmac, Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky. Three army nurses awarded medals by Lt. Colonel John McGraw for work in South Pacific transporting wounded. MCUs medals pinned on nurses: 2nd Lt. Gerta H Bouwhuis; 2nd Lt. Seraphine Petrocelli ; 2nd Lt. Regina M. Brown. MCUs. 1940s WW2 Awards; Black Nurse; NOTE: Brown, Bouwhuis & Petrocelli (aka Van Loon) all received the Air Medal upon returning from New Caledonia.