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    AMEDD Museum - First Male Army Nurses [Image 5 of 5]

    AMEDD Museum - First Male Army Nurses

    FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES

    12.04.2019

    Photo by Francis Trachta 

    Army Medicine History

    03 December 1956: The first nurses (all males) reported for airborne training.

    In the 1950s, a handful of Army Nurse Corps male nurses-many of whom where anesthetists-became jump-qulified. Some of these officers were attached to special forces units. Second Lieutenant Robert M. Stauffer and Captain Patrick J. Ferry were among the first Army Nurse Corps officers to qualify for this demanding role. The twosome, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, attended Airborne School in 1956.

    AMEDD Museum, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 03DEC19. (U.S. Army photo by Francis S. Trachta/Released)

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 12.04.2019
    Date Posted: 12.03.2019 17:11
    Photo ID: 5952492
    VIRIN: 191203-A-VG084-7537
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 1.57 MB
    Location: FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX, US

    Web Views: 18
    Downloads: 3

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