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October 8, 1945
Henderson Daily Dispatch
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
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Plans announced in Washington on Oct 8 for a national memorial honoring WWII nurses' service, to be a $2M endowed social center and residence for up to 300 Army, Navy, and Air Force medical women.
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NURSES WILL HAVE
NATIONAL MEMORIAL
Washington, Oct 8.-America's war nurses of World War II will be provided with a national headquarters in Washington, as a tribute to their splendid service, according to plans announced today by Mrs. Norman T. Kirk, wife of Major General Kirk, Surgeon General of the United States Army.
It will be known as the Nurses National Memorial. A campaign to raise a minimum of $2,000,000 will be launched immediately to cover cost of construction and adequately endow the memorial building.
The Nurses National Memorial, Mrs. Kirk said, will be a completely equipped social center and temporary residence open to all medical women of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. It will have sleeping accommodations for at least 300 women, kitchen and dining room facilities, library, assembly rooms, living rooms and lounges.
The memorial building will be so well endowed that nurses and medical women of the war will enjoy its facilities at very little cost.
NATIONAL MEMORIAL
Washington, Oct 8.-America's war nurses of World War II will be provided with a national headquarters in Washington, as a tribute to their splendid service, according to plans announced today by Mrs. Norman T. Kirk, wife of Major General Kirk, Surgeon General of the United States Army.
It will be known as the Nurses National Memorial. A campaign to raise a minimum of $2,000,000 will be launched immediately to cover cost of construction and adequately endow the memorial building.
The Nurses National Memorial, Mrs. Kirk said, will be a completely equipped social center and temporary residence open to all medical women of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. It will have sleeping accommodations for at least 300 women, kitchen and dining room facilities, library, assembly rooms, living rooms and lounges.
The memorial building will be so well endowed that nurses and medical women of the war will enjoy its facilities at very little cost.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Heroic Act
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Nurses Memorial
Wwii Nurses
National Headquarters
Washington Tribute
Medical Women Residence
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Norman T. Kirk
Major General Kirk
Where did it happen?
Washington
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Norman T. Kirk
Major General Kirk
Location
Washington
Event Date
Oct 8
Story Details
Mrs. Norman T. Kirk announces plans for the Nurses National Memorial, a national headquarters in Washington as a tribute to WWII war nurses' service. A $2,000,000 campaign will fund construction and endowment for a social center and residence for Army, Navy, and Air Force medical women, with accommodations for 300, kitchen, dining, library, assembly rooms, and lounges, at low cost.