African American Nurses In England During World War II

Forrmal uniformed photo of the first group of African American nurses assigned to the European Theater of Operations, England, August 21, 1944. Front row, left to right, Second Lieutenants Alice Simpson, Vernice Eizer, and Catherine L. Harris, Captain Mary L. Petty, First Lieutenant Ida E. Smith, Second Lieutenants Dorcas Taylor, and Estella Smith. Second row, left to right: Second Lieutenants Arlayne Hall, Rubye Collins, Dorothy Guy, Doretha Wadley, Catherine Randle, and Lucille Scales.Third row, left to right, Gussie Danials, Julie James, Doris S. Heath, Gwendolyn Sykes, and Melba Franklin. Fourth row, left to right: Second Lieutenants Sarah Johnson, Elizabeth L. Williams, Anna Collins, Margaret Lipscomb, and Marion Ridgely. (Photo by Library of Congress/Interim Archives/Getty Images)