Josephine Nesbit | |
---|---|
Nickname(s) | Josie[1] |
Born | Butler, Missouri, US | December 23, 1894
Died | August 16, 1993 | (aged 98)
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1918–1946 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | United States Army Nurse Corps |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal |
Josephine May Davis (née} Nesbit; December 23, 1894 – August 16, 1993) was an American nurse who served in the United States Army Nurse Corps.[2] She was second-in-command of the Angels of Bataan, army nurses stationed in the Philippine Islands during World War II,[2] who were the largest group of American women taken as prisoners of war.[3] Nesbit was noted for her "humane, dynamic leadership style."[2] She was credited with the survival of the nurses during the years they were held in captivity at Santo Tomas Internment Camp.[3][4]
:4
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).