Name/Title
Nurses in the Ready Room of the USS YorktownDescription
Five Army and Red Cross nurses sit in the pilots' chairs in a ready room aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10) and talk with a pilot, Lt. jg Arthur Larson, and Public Relations Officer, Lt. Thomas Smith.
Left to right the nurses are Maxine Hamilton, Okie Pennington, Helen Monroe, Ruth Hamill, and Martha Pabst.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) being on May 16, 1945.Collection
Okie Romans CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2025.6Source or Donor
Okie Eula Pennington RomansAcquisition Method
DonationUpdate Date
March 14, 2025