 According to
an article in the Cherokee Daily Times dated March 4, 1943,
approximately sixteen Cherokee County girls, all registered nurses,
were in the service of Uncle Sam. This information was compiled
by Mrs. Edward Stiles of the County Nurses Association.
On
the known list were Lt. Faye Nelson, Africa; Lt. Mildred Ehrich, El
Paso, TX; Lt. Voila Marquardt, Jefferson Barracks, MO; Lt. Mary Jane
Noonan, also of Jefferson Barracks, MO; Lt. Helen Heller, Springfield,
MO; Lt. Elizabeth O'Leary, San Antonio, TX; Lt. Ellen Campbell,
Amarillo, TX; Lt. Viola Boosalis, Fort Riley, KS; Lt. Marilyn Bunker,
Denver, CO; Lt. Margaret Jenkins, Ft. Leavenworth, KS; Lt.
VIrginia Mills, Ft. Snelling, MN; and Lt. Helen Hartigan of Camp
Murphy, FL.
Three
others were also known to be in the service, but their addresses were
unknown. They were Ethel Booth, Verlyn Robinson, Ellen Schutt and
Grace Buma. (Source: Cherokee County Historical Society Newsletter, Vol 15, Num 3, Mar 1980, Sec VII, Pg 10)
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