Helen Siragusa shares her story this week as a World War II Navy Nurse. She entered the Navy in January 1945 and left in August of 1952 and stayed in the Reserves for three more years. She had just begun nursing school when Pearl Harbor happened. Her brothers joined the Navy and she walked past a recruiting poster regularly. By the time she graduated she was ready to join the Navy.
Mentioned in this episode (affilate links):
The Girl's Who Stepped Out of Line (you can check out my interview with the author retired Maj Gen Mari Eder)
The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone
Final Flight, Final Fight (you can check out my interview with the author Erin Miller)
What my Grandma Did! by Erin Miller
Check out the full show notes at https://www.airmantomom.com/2022/04/a-world-war-ii-navy-nurses-story/
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