Nurses of the 59th
Ag Alkire (Agnes)
Helen Baker
Charlotte Bambino — nicknames: “Bam” “Bambi”
After the War, Charlotte continued her studies in nursing, including a masters and PhD, and became a lecturer in the nursing school at University of California at San Francisco.
Pat Barry (Nora P.)
Gert Brazil – Gertrude — In the 1990s, Gert made an audio recording of some of her recollections of her time in the 59th. Snippets from this recording are included in the sidebars of some of René’s posts.
Ann Bryner (married Serge Bryner in 1944)
Doris Clark (Doris)
Chris Coletti (Christine)
Dottie Collins (Dorothy)
Paulette Delpeche — Nicknames: “Polly,” “Del” “Del Peche” or “Delpeche”
Mary Diffley – Chief Nurse
Regina Dooris (nickname Jeanie) – According to their daughter, Patricia, Regina met Harold Heinzerling in Casablanca. During the war, they secretly dated and then married in November 1945.
Sara Doss – nickname: “Sally”
Ann Dunn
Hope Ecklund — nickname: “Ecky” or "Eckie"
Charlotte Edelfsen
Rosemary Fink
Peggy Fullerton
Irene Gallagher
Libby Gates (Elizabeth)
Frances Greer
Charlotte Johnson — nickname: “Johnie”
Vince Knotek
Eleanor Larsen
Liz Liss – Elizabeth
Katherine Magee — nickname: “Kay”
Lois McFarland – René’s girlfriend, then fiancée, then wife. Their marriage had to be kept a secret from the Army or Lois and René would have been assigned to different units. Nickname: “Spanky”
Lois was born on July 21, 1920 in Lodi, California. She passed away on October 13, 2004.
Dottie Merrell (Dorothy)
Bertha Moore
Louise Moon
Louise Moon-Miller
Martha Morris
Helen Nelson
Pearl Nicholls — nickname: “Nicky”
Pearl in 1978
Norma Picchi
Norma Picchi Bettencourt
Bette Holmes Richardson
Marion Switzer
Lorraine Thompson – nickname “Pidge”
Fran Trembley
