Dorothy Still Danner

Dorothy Still Danner
A young white woman in a white Navy uniform, with cap and necktie.
Dorothy Still Danner, from a 1992 publication of the U.S. Department of the Navy.
Born
Dorothy Still

November 29, 1914
Saginaw, Michigan, US
DiedJune 16, 2001
Boise, Idaho, US
Other namesDorothy Still Terrill (after second marriage)
Occupation(s)Navy nurse in World War II, prisoner of war in the Philippines
Notable workWhat a Way to Spend a War (memoir, 1995)

Dorothy Still Danner (November 29, 1914 – June 16, 2001) was an American Navy nurse in World War II, and, as a prisoner of war held by the Japanese from 1942 to 1945, one of the Twelve Anchors.[1]

  1. ^ "The Twelve Anchors: POW nurses' sacrifice, service honored". WGN-TV. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2020-02-28.