Explore 19 images of World War II nurses, capturing the courage, compassion, and daily realities of wartime medical workers.

First Lt. Reba Whittle became the only American female POW in the European Theater after a 1944 crash landing during WWII.

DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) — At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged bullets as they hauled packs full of medical ...

DANVILLE, Calif. -- At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged bullets as they hauled packs full of medical supplies ...