World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Alma E. Bachman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Butler, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Emily Renning
Relationship
Niece
ENTERED THE ARMY NURSE CORPS IN 1941 AND BECAME CAPTAIN. STATIONED IN BELGIUM AND FRANCE DURING THE WAR. AT FIRST, UNIFORMS WERE NOT PROVIDED FOR THE ARMY NURSES. WHEN THE FIRST UNIFORMS WERE PROVIDED SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO WEAR THEM BEFORE THEY LEFT THE UNITED STATES.