Nurses on the Deck of the USS Yorktown

Name/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.

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.

Collection

Okie Romans Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.6

Source or Donor

Okie Eula Pennington Romans

Acquisition Method

Donation

Update Date

March 14, 2025