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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Elmira Bears Wickenden

Hometown

Boston, Massachusetts

Honored By

Paula Lucy Delosh

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Activity During WWII

RECEIVED THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL FOR MERIT FOR HER WORK IN RECRUITING NURSES. FROM 1941 TO 1947, A SPECIALIST IN PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING, SERVED AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL NURSING COUNCIL FOR WAR SERVICE, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE CADET NURSE CORPS AND COORDINATED THE PARTICIPATION OF NURSES IN THE WAR EFFORT.