Nurses Get Call to Duty
Appointed as army nurses through the Red Cross, Miss Marguerite Martin of Westfield and Miss Gladys Trunnell of Milford, both graduates of St. Joseph's school of nursing here, will leave April 14 to begin service at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. They were notified to report for duty by officials of the Seventh corps area. Since their graduation from the nursing school three years ago, they have been living at 1201 18th street.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, April 3, 1942 (photo included)
Nurses Happy After Storm
The Fifth Army Bridgehead South of Rome -- The first American nurses to land on the Fifth army's beachhead within the German lines ran ashore from their ship today laughing happily at being on land once more after harrowing experiences on the voyage from Naples.
Tossed about on a light infantry landing craft until most of them were seasick, shifted from one vessel to another at night while at sea, and bombed continuously, 21 girls among the first contingent to step on dry land were so relieved to have their voyage ended that they paid little attention to the booming guns on the front, or the planes zooming overhead.
The nurses went immediately to their field hospital to which they were attached.
"The trip was so rough and I got so sick I wanted to die" said Marguerite Martin of Sioux City, Ia.
Source: The Courier, Waterloo IA - January 30, 1944
Former Westfield Girl Is Married At Naples, Italy.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Martin of Westfield announce the wedding of their daughter, Lieut. Marguerite Martin to Lieut. Paul Donnelly of Sault Ste Marie, Mich.
The wedding took place May 15, at the base hospital chapel near Naples, Italy.
Lieut. Paul Donnelly is serving in the army and Lieut. Martin is an army nurse and has been serving overseas a year.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, June 16, 1944
Sioux City Nurse Weds Officer in Hospital Tent in Italy
At a nuptial Mass in a hospital tent in Italy, Lieut. Marguerite Martin, graduate nurse of St. Joseph's hospital, and Lieut. Paul J. Donnelly of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., were married May 15. Rev. Andrew Pronobis said the Mass. The bride's parents are Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Martin of Westfield, Ia. The bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Donnelly of Sault St. Marie.
The bride, who took training at Camp Chaffee, Ark., went overseas in April 1943. She has been stationed in Bizerte, Tunis, Sicilians Points, Naples and Anzio.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, August 24, 1944
MARRIED -- Before her recent marriage, Mrs. Paul J. Donnelly was Lieut. Marguerite Martin stationed in Italy, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Martin of Westfield. The service was in a hospital tent near the Italian front.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, August 30, 1944 (photo included)
