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Author: Tara Metal

1LT Yetta Moskowitz, Army Air Corps

11 Jun 2014 Tara Metal

“The world should be made aware of what the flight nurses did. We started air evacuation medicine, which helped save thousands of lives.” —Yetta Moskowitz A pioneer of air evacuation medicine, Yetta Moskowitz received an air medal for flying over 100 hours through combat zones in New Guinea and the Philippines to evacuate wounded soldiers in World War II. Moskowitz […]

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Selma Cronan – Army Air Corps (WASP)

09 Jun 2014 Tara Metal

“From the time my mother took me on a two dollar airplane ride in Asbury Park, New Jersey in the 1920’s, I fell in love with flying and I knew I was going to become a pilot someday.” —Selma Kronan In 1942, the United States was suffering through a severe shortage of pilots. Men were needed to fight overseas, and […]

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2LT Frances Slanger, Army Nurse Corps

01 Jun 2014 Tara Metal

“The fire was burning low, and just a few live coals are on the bottom. With the slow feeding of wood and finally coal, a roaring fire is started. I couldn’t help thinking how similar to a human being a fire is. If it is not allowed to run down too low, and if there is a spark of life […]

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