Nancy Dale, Army Nurse (Illustrated)

To Whom It May Concern
Those men wounded beneath their battle flags
May or may not have a fighting chance.
Nurses are needed, yet recruiting lags
While every mile of ground our troops advance
Is bought with blood and even lives expended;
Though death to some has always been the price
Of victory when any right’s defended,
Nothing excuses useless sacrifice!
Whether or not the men in foreign lands
Have little nursing care to ease their pain—
Or die perhaps—the answer’s in your hands.
Life means so much to them! Can you explain
To any youth who fought, suffered, and bled,
Why you did not serve, too, beside his bed?


CONTENTS
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I. Emergency 11
II. Hurdles 23
III. Suspects 35
IV. The Gas Chamber 47
V. Official Notice 57
VI. Camouflage 65
VII. Letters 79
VIII. Port of Embarkation 91
IX. Alert 101
X. Embarkation 110
XI. At Sea 119
XII. A Dream 131
XIII. Tommy’s Bombardier 145
XIV. Bruce’s Report 158
XV. Parting 168
XVI. Beach Landing 178
XVII. The Gunner’s Story 192
XVIII. A Test 205
XIX. Adrift 216
XX. The Plane 228
XXI. Rescued 238