Photo of Lt. Ruth Worsdell in uniform

Dublin Core

Title

Photo of Lt. Ruth Worsdell in uniform

Subject

WWII
World War II
Army Nurses Corps
Decatur, IL.

Description

Herald and Review Library: Worsdell, Lt. Ruth; Article on back of photo; "Lieut. Worsdell Visits Parents; Lieut Ruth Worsdell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clark, 815 East Cantrell street, is spending a short leave in Decatur. Lieutenant Worsdell, of the army nurses corps, has been stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C., for the past year and a half. She arrived in Decatur Saturday and will leave Wednesday to visit her brother in Pittsburgh, Pa., before returning to her post. Before enlisting in Mary, 1941, she was a resident nurse in the Philadelphia Y.M.C.A. She received her training at the Burlington Protestant hospital in Burlington, Iowa, and also worked in the Decatur and Macon County and Moweaqua hospitals."

Creator

Herald and Review

Source

Decatur, IL.

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.

Date

10/13/1942

Contributor

Decatur Herald and Review

Rights

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Relation

unknown

Format

.jpg
600 dpi

Language

English

Type

photograph

Identifier

AF817

Coverage

World War II

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

6 x 8"

Files

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/b9fcddff34bf59248cf07e04ed45e92b.jpg

Citation

Herald and Review, “Photo of Lt. Ruth Worsdell in uniform,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed December 23, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/1456.