Navy nurses receive purple hearts in Viet Nam
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Navy nurses receive purple hearts in Viet Nam

Associated Press · January 8, 1965

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Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Three U.S. Navy nurses, first American women to receive Purple Hearts in Viet Nam, are shown after receiving the award in Saigon today. They were wounded in the terrorist bomb explosion at American officers quarters on Christmas eve. From left are Lt. Barbara J. Wooster, Laurel, Md.; Lt. Ruth A. Mason, Goshen, N.Y.; and Lt. Ann D. Reynolds, Dover, N.H.

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