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Katherine Flynn Nolan, an Army nurse w/ the 53rd Field Hospital during the #BattleoftheBulge, was an angel in that frozen hell. Kate's platoon established a hospital in a Belgian school. Throughout the fighting, she treated US and German troops.
Katherine Flynn Nolan, an Army nurse w/ the 53rd Field Hospital during the #BattleoftheBulge, was an angel in that frozen hell. Kate's platoon established a hospital in a Belgian school. Throughout the fighting, she treated US and German troops.
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In the Ardennes, Kate and her platoon suffered through the same conditions as all Soldiers.
In a 2014 interview with @AmericanLegion, she still recalled the brutal cold: “We were in tents with nothing but a pot-belly stove.”
In the Ardennes, Kate and her platoon suffered through the same conditions as all Soldiers.
In a 2014 interview with @AmericanLegion, she still recalled the brutal cold: “We were in tents with nothing but a pot-belly stove.”
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Kate's platoon treated the seriously wounded. "Keeping them warm & keeping them alive was our job." The platoon moved around from one infantry unit to another. "We had four hours to get the tents up and be ready for patients. Sometimes they came in b/f we were ready."
Kate's platoon treated the seriously wounded. "Keeping them warm & keeping them alive was our job." The platoon moved around from one infantry unit to another. "We had four hours to get the tents up and be ready for patients. Sometimes they came in b/f we were ready."
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"We were able to save so many lives. We were a field hospital but had the best surgical teams available. Everything for us was getting the patients through this. If they could get through the field hospital, they had a good chance of surviving."
"We were able to save so many lives. We were a field hospital but had the best surgical teams available. Everything for us was getting the patients through this. If they could get through the field hospital, they had a good chance of surviving."
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Originally from Worcester, Massachusetts, after the war, Kate settled in Naples, Florida. In 2007 she was awarded the highest French order of merit, The Legion of Honor, by the government of France. She passed away in March, 2019 at age 98.
Originally from Worcester, Massachusetts, after the war, Kate settled in Naples, Florida. In 2007 she was awarded the highest French order of merit, The Legion of Honor, by the government of France. She passed away in March, 2019 at age 98.
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