World War II Honoree

Joyce Bruce Pitzer

Hometown

Lebanon, New Hampshire

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

FOR MANY YEARS, SHE WAS A RED CROSS INSTRUCTOR IN HEALTH CARE AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE AT SUBURBAN HOSPITAL IN BETHESDA. SHE DID POSTGRADUATE WORK IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND AND WORKED IN DETROIT BEFORE BEING APPOINTED HEAD NURSE IN THE DELIVERY ROOM OF NEW BRITAIN GENERAL HOSPITAL IN THE EARLY 1940S. SHE LIVED IN BOSTON, GUAM, CALIFORNIA AND HAWAII WITH HER HUSBAND. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE NAVY WIVES CLUB AND ALSO WORKED IN NAVAL COMMISSARIES AND NURSERIES.