World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Harriette Earnest Mitchell
Hometown
Atlanta, Georgia
Honored By
William B. Paul
Relationship
Classmate
SERVED AS A CADET NURSE IN THE U.S. CADET NURSE CORPS. THE CORPS WAS ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS IN 1943 TO FACILITATE THE TRAINING OF NURSES TO SERVE IN OUR ARMED FORCES. EACH CADET PLEDGED TO SERVE IN ESSENTIAL NURSING FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR.