About: Angels of Bataan

The Angels of Bataan (also known as the "Angels of Bataan and Corregidor" and "The Battling Belles of Bataan") were the members of the United States Army Nurse Corps and the United States Navy Nurse Corps who were stationed in the Philippines at the outset of the Pacific War and served during the Battle of the Philippines (1941–42). When Bataan and Corregidor fell, 11 Navy nurses, 66 army nurses, and 1 nurse-anesthetist were captured and imprisoned in and around Manila.

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dbpprop:abstract	The Angels of Bataan (also known as the "Angels of Bataan and Corregidor" and "The Battling Belles of Bataan") were the members of the United States Army Nurse Corps and the United States Navy Nurse Corps who were stationed in the Philippines at the outset of the Pacific War and served during the Battle of the Philippines (1941–42). When Bataan and Corregidor fell, 11 Navy nurses, 66 army nurses, and 1 nurse-anesthetist were captured and imprisoned in and around Manila. They continued to serve as a nursing unit throughout their status as prisoners of war. After years of hardship, they were finally liberated in February 1945.
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dbpprop:caption	Liberated Nurses, February 12, 1945
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dbpprop:dates	December 1941 - March 1945
dbpprop:nickname	Battling Belles of Bataan
dbpprop:notableCommanders	Capt. Maude C. Davison
dbpprop:reference	http://www.susanterris.com/angels.html http://www.nwhm.org/Partners/4.htm http://history.amedd.army.mil/ancwebsite/anchhome.html http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/biog/ritapalmer/index.htm http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rhogan.htm http://www.lougopal.com/ http://ncccha.blogspot.com/2007/10/click-on-photograph-for-larger-image.html http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq87-3f.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk3LWlhOUnY http://www.edrington.com/santotomas.htm http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/biog/ritapalmer/angelsatbataan.htm http://www.homeofheroes.com/footnotes/2007/01January1-Bernatitus.html http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/dsdanner.htm http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17540718/ http://www.cnac.org/emilscott/santotomas01.htm http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/72-14/72-14.HTM http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/biog/ritapalmer/3yearsinaprisoncamp.htm http://reta.nmsu.edu/bataan/curriculum/resources/oral%20histories/danner01.html
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rdfs:comment	The Angels of Bataan (also known as the "Angels of Bataan and Corregidor" and "The Battling Belles of Bataan") were the members of the United States Army Nurse Corps and the United States Navy Nurse Corps who were stationed in the Philippines at the outset of the Pacific War and served during the Battle of the Philippines (1941–42). When Bataan and Corregidor fell, 11 Navy nurses, 66 army nurses, and 1 nurse-anesthetist were captured and imprisoned in and around Manila.
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