Miss Helga Nelson

daughter Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Nelson, Tekamah, Neb. Joined the army service corps August 23, 1918. She arrived at Camp Shelby, Miss., September 4th., when the influenza epidemic began to appear. She was assigned to night duty in an influenza ward in Base Hospital. Her last service was night supervisor. In her certificate the chief nurse compliments her as follows: "Miss Nelson's work was excellent and her conduct everything it should be. She was a good nurse and an acquisition to the Base Hospital." She was released July 21, 1919.

 

 

 

Miss Florence Wells

daughter of the late A. E. Wells and Mrs. A. E. Wells of Oakland. She entered the course in reconstruction work at Berkeley University, California, June 24, 1918. After completing a three month course she was accepted for overseas service and ordered to proceed to New York. Preparatory to going to France, after being issued passports, they were canceled when the armistice was signed. She was then sent to a reconstruction military hospital at Camp Gordon, Ga., where she was assigned to the physio-therapy department at the base hospital. She was transferred June 1, 1919 to Ft. MacPherson, Ga., where she was still on duty July 7, 1919.

 

 

 

Miss Lucile Booten

daughter of Mrs. Maggie Booten, Tekamah, Neb. She entered the service August 12, 1918, was sent to Camp Beaurgard, Alexandria, La., where she was stationed as Red Cross nurse for eight weeks. Left there for New York to go overseas. While in New York she was appointed captain of a unit for singing in promotion of the 4th Liberty Loan. She was retained in that work for six weeks before sailing to France. Arriving in France she was assigned to Camp Hospital No. 12, at De Le Valdehan, where she was still stationed at this writing, July 1919.

 

 

 

Miss Emily A. Johnson

of Oakland, Neb. Entered the service April 22, 1918. She was sent to Camp Wheeler at Macon, Ga. Three months later was sent to New York to embark for overseas service. Arrived at Allery Hospital Center, September 14th. Was assigned to night work on September 16th in Medical Ward in which she remained a month. She was then transferred to day duty in Surgical Ward, where she remained until January 20, 1919. Was then transferred to Base Hospital No. 97 at Allery. Returned to U. S. June 20, 1919 and arrived in Oakland, June 30th.

 

 

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Mrs. Jessie A. Filkins

daughter of Mrs. Olmstead, Tekamah, Neb. Entered the service October 4, 1918, was sent to Camp Beauregard, La. Assigned to Reserve Army Nurse Corps to combat the influenza epidemic raging there at that time. Seven thousand of the boys were ill with it while she was on duty there. Camp Beauregard is three miles from the base hospital and seven miles from Alexandria La. Mrs. Filkins was released from active service December 22, 1918.

 

 

 

 

 

Miss Eunice V. Olson

of Oakland, Neb. Entered the U. S. Navy August 15, 1917 at St. Paul, Minn., with a group of young ladies from her own school. In the Mound Park Hospital they formed the Unit No. 50. The unit was sent to the Base Hospital at Great Lakes Naval Training Station at Chicago, Ill., January 30, 1918, where she served until released or honorably discharged January 17, 1919.

 

  

 

 

Miss Lois A. Nesbit

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Nesbit, Tekamah, Neb. Entered the American Red Cross Canteen work at Omaha, May 19, 1918. She was assigned to local active service until March 26, 1919 when she was sent to France to relieve an assistant canteen manager at Marsaillies, where she rendered most efficient service until she was released from active service and returned to U. S. in August, 1919.

 

   

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