Nurse, soldier marry after World War II
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
In 1943, facing a shortage of nurses caused by the needs of World War II, the Federal Government established the Cadet Nurse Corps. Originally designated the Victory Nurses Corps, the mission was to persuade more young women to join the ranks of the nursing profession. Scholarships and stipends were granted to qualified applicants in exchange for providing "military or other Federal governmental or essential civilian nursing services for the duration of the present war."