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Title: R.I.P. Mildred Dalton Manning, last of the nurses of Corregidor
Post by: Bino on March 14, 2013, 09:28:23 AM

"Mildred Manning, ‘Angel’ of Corregidor, Dies at 98
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Mrs. Manning was among the Army and Navy nurses of World War II known collectively as the Angels of Bataan and Corregidor. When the Japanese were overrunning the Philippines in early 1942, the nurses treated wounded, dying and disease-ridden soldiers under heavy enemy fire, in one of the darkest chapters of American military history.

A total of 66 Army nurses were taken into captivity by the Japanese after the Americans’ final outpost, on the island of Corregidor, fell in May 1942. They spent most of the war under guard at Japan’s Santo Tomas internment camp for foreign nationals in Manila, where they faced near-starvation and were ravaged by disease and malnutrition while treating nearly 4,000 men, women and children.
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More here:  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/us/mildred-dalton-manning-nurse-held-as-japanese-pow-dies-at-98.html (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/us/mildred-dalton-manning-nurse-held-as-japanese-pow-dies-at-98.html)

Title: Re: R.I.P. Mildred Dalton Manning, last of the nurses of Corregidor
Post by: tunnelrat on March 14, 2013, 10:39:39 AM

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They don't make em like that anymore.

Title: Re: R.I.P. Mildred Dalton Manning, last of the nurses of Corregidor
Post by: matt on March 14, 2013, 11:16:42 AM

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Title: Re: R.I.P. Mildred Dalton Manning, last of the nurses of Corregidor
Post by: Mister Fork on March 14, 2013, 11:30:24 AM

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Title: Re: R.I.P. Mildred Dalton Manning, last of the nurses of Corregidor
Post by: ML52 on March 14, 2013, 11:43:57 AM

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Title: Re: R.I.P. Mildred Dalton Manning, last of the nurses of Corregidor
Post by: RedBull1 on March 14, 2013, 02:11:08 PM

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Title: Re: R.I.P. Mildred Dalton Manning, last of the nurses of Corregidor
Post by: Masherbrum on March 14, 2013, 04:38:03 PM

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Title: Re: R.I.P. Mildred Dalton Manning, last of the nurses of Corregidor
Post by: Puma44 on March 14, 2013, 08:53:11 PM

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Title: Re: R.I.P. Mildred Dalton Manning, last of the nurses of Corregidor
Post by: Daddkev on March 14, 2013, 09:35:26 PM

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Title: Re: R.I.P. Mildred Dalton Manning, last of the nurses of Corregidor
Post by: Karnak on March 15, 2013, 09:09:37 AM

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Title: Re: R.I.P. Mildred Dalton Manning, last of the nurses of Corregidor
Post by: Charger43S on March 15, 2013, 12:05:40 PM

"We Band Of Angels" is an interesting book about the nurses at Santo Tomas.  My cousin, Edith Shacklett "Shack", was one of the nurses.

Title: Re: R.I.P. Mildred Dalton Manning, last of the nurses of Corregidor
Post by: F77 on March 15, 2013, 02:51:18 PM

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Title: Re: R.I.P. Mildred Dalton Manning, last of the nurses of Corregidor
Post by: BaDkaRmA158Th on March 15, 2013, 04:24:15 PM

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Title: Re: R.I.P. Mildred Dalton Manning, last of the nurses of Corregidor
Post by: lulu on March 15, 2013, 06:45:07 PM

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Title: Re: R.I.P. Mildred Dalton Manning, last of the nurses of Corregidor
Post by: texasmom on March 17, 2013, 01:43:09 PM

Quote from: Charger43S on March 15, 2013, 12:05:40 PM

"We Band Of Angels" is an interesting book about the nurses at Santo Tomas.  My cousin, Edith Shacklett "Shack", was one of the nurses.

That was one of the very best books I've ever read. It really created a stunning image of those amazing women.

Title: Re: R.I.P. Mildred Dalton Manning, last of the nurses of Corregidor
Post by: Tracerfi on March 17, 2013, 02:05:59 PM

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