World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Dorothy J. Ojala
Hometown
Aurora, Minnesota
Honored By
Ms. Dorothy J. Ojala
FROM FALL 1944 TO SPRING 1947, TRAINED AS A Registered Nurse AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, WITH THE CADET NURSE CORPS. TOOK AN OATH TO REMAIN IN NURSING UNTIL THE WAR OVER. THE CADET NURSE CORPS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN KEEPING HOSPITALS OPEN, AS MANY REGISTERED NURSES WERE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES.