Title
Nurses on the Deck of the USS Yorktown
Description
Five Army and Red Cross nurses stand in front of the aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Yorktown (CV-10) and pose for a picture.
Left to right the nurses are Martha Pabst, Maxine Hamilton, Ruth Hamill, Okie Pennington, and Helen Monroe.
Left to right the nurses are Martha Pabst, Maxine Hamilton, Ruth Hamill, Okie Pennington, and Helen Monroe.
Collection
Okie Romans Collection
Context
An Army nurse serving in the Pacific during World War II, Lt. Okie Pennington was in charge of a group of nurses being transported to Okinawa aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10) beginning on May 16, 1945.
Accession #
2025.6
