Navy Ensign Jane Kendeigh was the first flight nurse to arrive on Iwo Jima, 6 Mar, 1945. She would also serve on Okinawa.

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Caption     Navy Ensign Jane Kendeigh was the first flight nurse to arrive on Iwo Jima, 6 Mar, 1945. She would also serve on Okinawa. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan
Date 6 Mar 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps
 
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Photos on Same Day 6 Mar 1945
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,008 x 716 pixels



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1. Mary Todd Pendergast says:
7 Apr 2016 10:40:47 AM

Women in wartime exemplify courage just as men in wartime do. Do any of the younger people even know about WWII?

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