"A contingent of 15 nurses,.arrive in the southwest Pacific area, received their first batch of home mail at their station." 268th Station Hospital, Australia. Three of the nurses are Lts. Prudence L. Burns, Inez Holmes, and Birdie E. Brown
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- 1943-11-29
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""A contingent of 15 nurses,.arrive in the southwest Pacific area, received their first batch of home mail at their station." 268th Station Hospital, Australia. Three of the nurses are Lts. Prudence L. Burns, Inez Holmes, and Birdie E. Brown" (1943-11-29). U.S. National Archives, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22A_contingent_of_15_nurses...arrive_in_the_southwest_Pacific_area,_received_their_first_batch_of_home_mail_at_their_sta_-_NARA_-_531410.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 5650.
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