DU Historians...can you source this Photo of Truman and a wounded Navy Nurse?

[irisblue]

Link to tweet

I went to google images & got pages of the retweets of Beschloss tweet.

[Cracklin Charlie]

1. You could try the Truman Library.

It’s in my town, and the folks that work there are knowledgeable, and so, so nice.

[irisblue]

3. Brilliant! I am curious about the Nurse in particular.

[obamanut2012]

9. I would email the Truman Library

They probably know.

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[hlthe2b]

10. Independance, MO. Yup, I went there with my Mom as a kid. Glad to see the kindness continues.

I was a bit young to appreciate it all, but I do remember the staff reaching out to make sure my Mom took me to see exhibits that kids tended to like. I seem to remember them giving out little Truman Presidential seal trinkets of some kind--a big deal for little kids.

My experience with several Presidential libraries that I have visited as an adult, is that the staff really LIVE for inquiries--especially from the general public.

[ramblin_dave]

2. Here

https://www.whitehousehistory.org/a-celebration-for-veterans

[irisblue]

4. I am very curious about the Army Nurse.

From Ramblin-_Daves source...Snip-President Harry Truman shakes hands with an Army Nurse Lieutenant at a White House Garden Party for veterans on May 23, 1946.

I know that recent& current US military forces will rain hell on those who go after medics. I do understand the things in combat can go bad very very quickly. A wounded nurse strikes me as a very big deal

[Brother Buzz]

5. Looks like an Army Air Force shoulder patch

Could she be a WAC (WAAC)?

[irisblue]

6. The site Dave sent me to IDed her as a nurse.

I went to this site...https://www.army.mil/women/history/ for more info.


I guess I have a project.

[Brother Buzz]

7. That photo is a little sharper, and she IS an Army Air Force nurse

[irisblue]

8. Yep, clearer. Thx.

[Laelth]

11. I would contact the Truman library.

One of their librarians would be positively thrilled to do a little research and identify that nurse for you.

A relative, perhaps?



-Laelth