Ancestry.com Adds WWII Cadet Nursing Corps Records
Posted by Diane
Ancestry.com has added more than 300,000 WWII
Cadet Nursing Corps Card Files
dating from 1942 to 1948.
The United States Public Health Service supervised the Cadet Nurse
Corps Program to train nurses during the war. The records name more
than 124,000 women between the ages of 17 and 35 who participated in
the program. Eighty-five percent of all nursing students in the
United States were a part of the Cadet Nursing Corps. (Read
more about the Cadet Nurse Corps program here.) The Corps was non-discriminatory; members included
American Indians, African-Americans and even displaced Japanese
Americans.
The records include corps membership cards. Different versions were in
use over the time period, but usually include at least the name of the
cadet, serial number, name of the nursing school or hospital, address
of the school, and dates attended.
You can search this collection at Ancestry.com/nursing. Looking for a WWI Red Cross Army Nurse? Get research tips on FamilyTreeMagazine.com.
Ancestry.com | Female ancestors | Military records
Tuesday, May 08, 2012 1:16:42 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) 
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