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BREAKING NEWS

Poremba, Barbara (28 June 2023). Remembering our Home Front heroes.
www.salemnews.com/opinion/column-remembering-our-home-front-heroes-wwii-cadet-nurses/article_453dbfee-151a-11ee-8598-4f560bbf6f9a.html

Poremba, Barbara. (1 July 2022). Celebrating WWII Cadet Nurses. Salem News.
www.salemnews.com/opinion/column-celebrating-world-war-ii-cadet-nurses/article_50b12cae-3191-51a2-9cda-4a390a740152.html

Poremba, Barbara. (30 May 2022). The forgotten World War II Veterans. Salem News.
www.salemnews.com/opinion/column-the-forgotten-world-war-ii-veterans/article_0a749490-ddea-11ec-a756-f7fad7ce62b1.html

20 July 2021. Massachusetts Cadet Nurses Honored in State House Plaque Ceremony. University of Massachusetts Nursing News. 
www.umass.edu/nursing/news-events/news/massachusetts-cadet-nurses-honored-state-house-ceremony

Leighton, Paul. (21 July 2021). Statehouse plaque honors US Cadet Nurse Corps​. Salem News. 
https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/statehouse-plaque-honors-us-cadet-nurse-corps/article_6702ba67-1441-59d8-8529-f0606355f7fb.html

​Leighton, Paul. (17 July 2021). Statehouse plaque honors US Cadet Nurse Corps.  
https://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/local_news/statehouse-plaque-honors-us-cadet-nurse-corps/article_0b464a33-1a23-53e8-a25e-2a415f36ceda.html

Dowd, William. (15 July 2021).  Gov. Charlie Baker, lawmakers dedicate Cadet Nurse Corps plaque. Swampscott Reporter. 
Gov. Charlie Baker, lawmakers dedicate Cadet Nurse Corps plaque (wickedlocal.com)
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Scheible, Sue. (7 July 2021). 'Nicest person I ever met': Cadet nurse Betty Beecher, of Weymouth, meets Gov. Baker. Patriot Ledger.
https://www.patriotledger.com/story/news/2021/07/07/cadet-nurse-betty-beecher-97-weymouth-meets-gov-baker/7882190002/

Scheible, Sue. (18 June 2021).  Gov. Baker to meet, honor Weymouth nurse who pursued plaque honoring WWII Cadet Nurses. Patriot Ledger. www.patriotledger.com/story/news/2021/06/18/gov-baker-honor-cadet-nurse-betty-beecher-97-weymouth/7744824002/

Detelj Tina. (15 June 2021). Cadet Nurse Corps Day recognized in CT, but WWII cadet nurse veteran says she hopes for federal recognition, too. WTNH News 8. www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-london/cadet-nurse-corps-day-recognized-in-ct-but-wwii-cadet-nurse-veteran-says-she-hopes-for-federal-recognition-too/

Editorial. (23 April 2021). Time to honor the Cadet Nurse Corps. Salem News. lwww.yahoo.com/now/editorial-time-honor-cadet-nurse-134900947.html

Poremba, B. (Feb 2021). The Plaque is on the wall in Nurse's Hall. MRON, p. 17. www.nursingald.com/publications/2199

Poremba, B. (13 Nov 2020). Plaque installed at Nurses Hall to honor Cadet Nurse Corps of WWII. Salem Gazette. www.wickedlocal.com/story/salem-gazette/2020/11/13/plaque-installed-state-house-honor-cadet-nurse-corps/6285736002/

​(11 Nov 2020). Wake Up Call honors World War II Cadet Nurses. WCVB5 News.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/wake-up-call-honors-world-war-ii-cadet-nurses/34639708#

Scheible, Sue. (12 Nov 2020).   WWII's cadet nurses honored with bronze plaque in Nurses Hall at State House. Patriot Ledger. 
www.patriotledger.com/story/news/2020/11/12/bronze-plaque-state-house-honors-u-s-cadet-nurses-wwii/6260183002/

Poremba, B. (2020, Sept). MA Cadet Nurses Make History. MRON. p. 10-11
www.nursingald.com/publications/2113

 (2020, July 20). Bill Honoring WWII Era Cadet Nurse Corps Members Signed Into Law. Valley Patriot. http://valleypatriot.com/bill-honoring-wwii-era-cadet-nurse-corps-members-signed-into-law/

(2020, July 9). EDITORIAL: Give the Cadet Nurse Corps its due. The Daily News. 
https://www.newburyportnews.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-give-the-cadet-nurse-corps-its-due/article_af26d3bc-ea6a-54dc-9fe7-d86dd0af8eb1.html

(2020, July 9). Our view: An honor long overdue. Salem News. https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/editorials/our-view-an-honor-long-overdue/article_3b94b164-7026-5e70-80b6-14c5e4809563.html

(10 July 2020), Massachusetts Establishes "Cadet Nurses Day" to Honor WWII Nurses. ​Uniiversity of Massachusetts Amherst College of Nursing, News.
https://www.umass.edu/nursing/news-events/news/massachusetts-designates-july-1-cadet-nurses-day

​Poremba, B (2020, Mar 22). Nurses save lives: A call to revive the Cadet Nurse Corps. Wicked Local News.
https://www.wickedlocal.com/news/20200322/nurses-save-lives-call-to-revive-cadet-nurse-corps

(15 July 2020). Rep. Campbell Hails Passage of Law Honoring Women of WWII Who Launched U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. 97.9  WHAV Wavelenghts.  https://whav.net/2020/07/15/rep-campbell-hails-passage-of-law-honoring-women-of-wwii-who-launched-u-s-cadet-nurse-corps/

​(10 July 2020). Bill Honoring WWII-Era Cadet Nurse Corps Members Signed into Law. https://www.thecricket.com/news/bill-honoring-wwii-era-cadet-nurse-corps-members-signed-into-law/article_9522437c-bfaf-11ea-bcb7-ef079f2714fe.html

Heather Wilkinson Rojo. (13 July 2020)  "Cadet Nurses of World War II Finally Being Recognized". Nutfield Genealogy, 
https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/07/cadet-nurses-of-world-war-ii-finally.html?spref=fb 

Scheible, Sue. (2020, July 9). Brookline Cadet Nurse, 96, inspires grandson to become nurse. Patriot Ledger. https://www.patriotledger.com/blogs/20200710/brookline-cadet-nurse-96-inspires-grandson-to-become-nurse

Scheible, Sue. (2020, June 30). Gov. Baker signs bill to honor WWII’s Cadet Nurses. Salem Gazette. https://salem.wickedlocal.com/blogs/20200701/gov-baker-signs-bill-to-honor-wwiis-cadet-nurses

Schubert, R. (27 Novenber 2019).The push to recognize the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps as veterans. Washington State Nurses Association. https://www.wsna.org/news/2019/the-push-to-recognize-the-u-s-cadet-nurse-corps-as-veterans 
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RADIO/TV/USA

May 2023. Heroes among us: USCNC Nisei Cadet Nurses. Go For Broke. Los Angeles, CA. 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yew2O0bpuy4

Kaufman, J. (23 July 2019).
Recognition 'Now Or Never' For U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Of World War II.  New England Public Radio: All Things Considered.   https://www.nepr.net/post/recognition-now-or-never-us-cadet-nurse-corps-world-war-ii#stream/0

Klime, P. (22 July 2019). WWII Cadet Nurses Could Become Honorary Veterans​. ​Military News.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/07/22/wwii-cadet-nurses-could-become-honorary-veterans.html

Detelj, T. (10 May 2019). Recognizing cadet nurses who served during WWII. News 8 wtnh.com
https://www.wtnh.com/news/recognizing-cadet-nurses-who-served-during-wwii
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U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs. (9 April 2019). Lawmakers renew bid to honor US Cadet Nurses​. ​News Update.
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USVA/bulletins/23d09e8

Scheible, S. (4 April 2019)   Lawmakers renew bid to honor US Cadet Nurses.  Stars and Stripes. Retrieved.
 https://www.stripes.com/lawmakers-renew-bid-to-honor-us-cadet-nurses-1.575676?fbclid=IwAR1C4olxyTV78h0doWUbYchtQsjNohvZjgzxItwE_n6JJFqDHyJlJhGKfuc

Sauer, A. (3 April 2018) Overdue Recognition for WWII Cadet Nurse Corps​.  VeteranAid.org
https://www.veteranaid.org/blog/overdue-recognition-for-wwii-cadet-nurse-corps/#comment-32914

LINKS TO LEGISLATION PRESS RELEASES


July 2020. AONL News. 
Massachusetts recognizes U.S. Cadet nurses
https://www.aonl.org/news/massachusetts-recognizes-US-Cadet-nurses

23 July 2019 Nursing Community Coalition
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19 July 2019 ANA MA 

12 July 2019  Nursing Community Coalition

 8 July 2019  Nursing Community Coaliti

​ April 2019  NLN Press Release 
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3 April 2019 
Bustos, Gianforte, Axne, Balderson Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Honor Cadet Nurses


​3 April 2019 U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act

16 Jan 2008 Research on Legislation


Colorado

(25 Sept 2019). A lasting legacy from one nurse to another. Cadet Nurse Helen Clement. Wells Fargo.
https://stories.wf.com/lasting-legacy-one-nurse-another/


Connecticut 

 Missakian, N. (2022). The WWII Cadet Nurses Who Saved Lives at Home. AARP. https://states.aarp.org/connecticut/the-wwii-cadet-nurses-who-saved-lives-at-home

Detelj Tina. (15 June 2021). Cadet Nurse Corps Day recognized in CT, but WWII cadet nurse veteran says she hopes for federal recognition, too. WTNH News 8. www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-london/cadet-nurse-corps-day-recognized-in-ct-but-wwii-cadet-nurse-veteran-says-she-hopes-for-federal-recognition-too/

Brindley, E. (1 Oct 2019). Hartford Courant. Simsbury ceremony recognizes World War II nurses as lesser-known heroes.
www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-ceremony-recognizes-world-war-ii-nurses-20191001-iay5r77jzne6hn2afhsx3e3qda-story.html

Kaufman, J. (23 July 2019). Recognition 'Now Or Never' For U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Of World War II.  New England Public Radio: All Things Considered.   https://www.nepr.net/post/recognition-now-or-never-us-cadet-nurse-corps-world-war-ii#stream/0
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Boyle, L. (21 July 2019). Cadet nurses inch closer to getting veteran status. The Day.
https://www.theday.com/local-news/20190721/cadet-nurses-inch-closer-to-getting-veteran-status

​Detelj, T. (10 May 2019). Recognizing cadet nurses who served during WWII. News 8 wtnh.com
https://www.wtnh.com/news/recognizing-cadet-nurses-who-served-during-wwii

Aherne, K. (15 Dec 2018). Legislators to fight for veteran status for cadet nurses. The Bulletin. Retrieved. http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/20181215/legislators-to-fight-for-veteran-status-for-cadet-nurses

Press Release. (10 Dec 2018). MURPHY, WARREN INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO HONOR WWII CADET NURSES. Retrieved. https://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-warren-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-honor-wwii-cadet-nurses

Bergman, J. (12 Nov 2018). WWII cadet nurses reflect on lifetime of service. U.S.News.Retrieved.
​ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/connecticut/articles/2018-11-12/wwii-cadet-nurses-reflect-on-lifetime-of-service
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 (5 Nov 2018). All but forgotten: Cadet nurses reflect on service during WWII. Connecting Vets.
https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/all-forgotten-cadet-nurses-reflect-service-during-wwii

Bergman, J. (16 Oct 2018). All but forgotten: Cadet nurses reflect on service during WWII. The Day. Retrieved. 
​https://www.theday.com/article/20181103/NWS09/181109782

Bergman, J. (21 Nov 2015). Ledyard WWII Cadet Nurse Corps member doubtful group will receive veterans status. The Day.
https://www.theday.com/article/20151121/NWS09/151129854
   Renner, T.(~2008) Darien Woman Delivers Gratitude With Thrift Shop Volunteerism. Darien Daily Voice.
https://dailyvoice.com/connecticut/darien/neighbors/darien-woman-delivers-gratitude-with-thrift-shop-volunteerism/504708/

Scheible, S. (21 July 2009). Following up on the cadet nurses and newly discovered poems. The Bulletin. Retrieved 
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/article/20090721/NEWS/307219959

Florida

Inman, J. (May 14, 2016). World War II cadet nurses reminisce about past​. Orlando Sentinel​. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-cadet-nurses-world-war-two-20160513-story.html

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Interview with Eula Lole MacPherson McMillan [1/24/2008]. Veterans History Project.
http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.62475/transcript?ID=sr0001

Georgia
Fullbright, N. (Oct 1, 2004). NURSING TO HONOR ALUMNAE OF THE CADET NURSE CORPS. Mercer News. 
https://news.mercer.edu/041001cadetnursecorps/

Hawaii
Schrire, M. (11 Aug 2009). Honoring U. S. Nurse Cadet Corps with scholarship. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. 
https://manoa.hawaii.edu/news/article.php?aId=3021

Illinois

Booker, B.  (15 April 2019). L&C professor on mission for WWII Cadet Nurses’ veterans status. The Telegraph.   
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/L-amp-C-professor-on-mission-for-WWII-Cadet-13769646.php#photo-17232303

Splitstone, M. (11 April 2018) Lillian Strezishar: Helping the Cadet Nurse Corps. Honor Flight Chicago​
​https://www.honorflightchicago.org/lillian-strezishar/

Iowa

Molden, M. (13 May 2019)  U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps deserves veteran status. Pensacola News Journal. 
https://www.pnj.com/story/opinion/readers/2019/05/13/letters-david-young-condones-trump-attacks-cindy-axne-congress-climate-change-socialism-urban-rural/1151327001/ 
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​Kansas

 (8 May 2019).  U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Recognition Act introduced in House and Senate. St. Lukes College of Health Sciences
https://saintlukescollege.edu/blog/us-cadet-nurse-corps-recognition-act-introduced-house-and-senate

Louisana
Moore, C.  WWII Cadet Nurse Ruth Sullivan Joins the Army!​. Army Nurse Corps Association. 
https://e-anca.org/History/Topics-in-ANC-History/Cadet-Nurse-Ruth-Sullivan

​Maine

​Johnson, Karen (Nov 7, 2018). Letter to the editor: Cadet Nurses merit veteran status. Portland Press Herald. p. A8.Retrieved https://www.pressherald.com/2018/11/07/letter-to-the-editor-cadet-nurses-merit-veteran-status/
 
Averill, J. (Oct 12, 2010). Members of WWII nursing corps seek recognition. Bangor Daily News. 
https://bangordailynews.com/2010/10/12/news/members-of-wwii-nursing-corps-seek-recognition/

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Massachusetts
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Leighton, Paul. (21 July 2021). Statehouse plaque honors US Cadet Nurse Corps​. Salem News. 
https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/statehouse-plaque-honors-us-cadet-nurse-corps/article_6702ba67-1441-59d8-8529-f0606355f7fb.html

​20 July 2021. Massachusetts Cadet Nurses Honored in State House Plaque Ceremony. University of Massachusetts Nursing News. 
www.umass.edu/nursing/news-events/news/massachusetts-cadet-nurses-honored-state-house-ceremony

​Leighton, Paul. (17 July 2021). Statehouse plaque honors US Cadet Nurse Corps.  
https://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/local_news/statehouse-plaque-honors-us-cadet-nurse-corps/article_0b464a33-1a23-53e8-a25e-2a415f36ceda.html

Dowd, William. (15 July 2021).  Gov. Charlie Baker, lawmakers dedicate Cadet Nurse Corps plaque. Swampscott Reporter. 
Gov. Charlie Baker, lawmakers dedicate Cadet Nurse Corps plaque (wickedlocal.com)

Scheible, Sue. (7 July 2021). 'Nicest person I ever met': Cadet nurse Betty Beecher, of Weymouth, meets Gov. Baker. Patriot Ledger.
https://www.patriotledger.com/story/news/2021/07/07/cadet-nurse-betty-beecher-97-weymouth-meets-gov-baker/7882190002/

Scheible, Sue. (18 June 2021).  Gov. Baker to meet, honor Weymouth nurse who pursued plaque honoring WWII Cadet Nurses. Patriot Ledger. www.patriotledger.com/story/news/2021/06/18/gov-baker-honor-cadet-nurse-betty-beecher-97-weymouth/7744824002/
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Editorial. (23 April 2021). Time to honor the Cadet Nurse Corps. Salem News. lwww.yahoo.com/now/editorial-time-honor-cadet-nurse-134900947.html

Poremba, B. (Feb 2021). The Plaque is on the wall in Nurse's Hall. MRON, p. 17. www.nursingald.com/publications/2199
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Poremba, B. (13 Nov 2020). Plaque installed at Nurses Hall to honor Cadet Nurse Corps of WWII. Salem Gazette. www.wickedlocal.com/story/salem-gazette/2020/11/13/plaque-installed-state-house-honor-cadet-nurse-corps/6285736002/

(11 Nov 2020). Wake Up Call honors World War II Cadet Nurses. WCVB5 News.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/wake-up-call-honors-world-war-ii-cadet-nurses/34639708#

Scheible, Sue. (12 Nov 2020).   WWII's cadet nurses honored with bronze plaque in Nurses Hall at State House. Patriot Ledger. 
www.patriotledger.com/story/news/2020/11/12/bronze-plaque-state-house-honors-u-s-cadet-nurses-wwii/6260183002/

Sheridan, E.A. (9 Nov 2020). On Veterans Day: A tribute to the U.S Cadet Nurse Corps. The Republican.
www.masslive.com/opinion/2020/11/on-veterans-day-a-tribute-to-the-us-cadet-nurse-corps-letters.html

​Poremba, B. (2020, Sept). MA Cadet Nurses Make History. MRON. p. 10-11
www.nursingald.com/publications/2113

(2020, July 20). Bill Honoring WWII Era Cadet Nurse Corps Members Signed Into Law. Valley Patriot. http://valleypatriot.com/bill-honoring-wwii-era-cadet-nurse-corps-members-signed-into-law/

Sheridan, E.A. (16 July 2020). "Recognition for wartime nurses, finally, 75 years on". ​West Springfield Record. P. 1-2.

Heather Wilkinson Rojo. (13 July 2020)  "Cadet Nurses of World War II Finally Being Recognized". Nutfield Genealogy, 
https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/07/cadet-nurses-of-world-war-ii-finally.html?spref=fb 

(10 July 2020). Bill Honoring WWII-Era Cadet Nurse Corps Members Signed into Law. https://www.thecricket.com/news/bill-honoring-wwii-era-cadet-nurse-corps-members-signed-into-law/article_9522437c-bfaf-11ea-bcb7-ef079f2714fe.html
www.thecricket.com/news/bill-honoring-wwii-era-cadet-nurse-corps-members-signed-into-law/article_9522437c-bfaf-11ea-bcb7-ef079f2714fe.html

(10 July 2020), Massachusetts Establishes "Cadet Nurses Day" to Honor WWII Nurses. ​Uniiversity of Massachusetts Amherst College of Nursing, News.
https://www.umass.edu/nursing/news-events/news/massachusetts-designates-july-1-cadet-nurses-day

(2020, July 9). EDITORIAL: Give the Cadet Nurse Corps its due. The Daily News. 
https://www.newburyportnews.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-give-the-cadet-nurse-corps-its-due/article_af26d3bc-ea6a-54dc-9fe7-d86dd0af8eb1.html

(2020, July 9). Our view: An honor long overdue. Salem News. https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/editorials/our-view-an-honor-long-overdue/article_3b94b164-7026-5e70-80b6-14c5e4809563.html

Scheible, Sue. (2020, July 9). Brookline Cadet Nurse, 96, inspires grandson to become nurse. Patriot Ledger. https://www.patriotledger.com/blogs/20200710/brookline-cadet-nurse-96-inspires-grandson-to-become-nurse

Scheible, Sue. (2020, June 30). Gov. Baker signs bill to honor WWII’s Cadet Nurses. Salem Gazette. https://salem.wickedlocal.com/blogs/20200701/gov-baker-signs-bill-to-honor-wwiis-cadet-nurses

​Poremba, B (2020, Mar 22). Nurses save lives: A call to revive the Cadet Nurse Corps. Wicked Local News.
https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/cape-ann-beacon/2020/03/22/nurses-save-lives-call-to/1481000007/

Poremba, B. (Sept 2019). Mass Report on Nursing. WWII Cadet Nurse: Mary Lorraine “Rainy” Baldwin Kench​, p.14.
d3ms3kxrsap50t.cloudfront.net/uploads/publication/pdf/1887/Massachusetts_Report_on_Nursing_9_19.pdf

Rideout, J. (26 July 2019). At 92, Holbrook woman close to becoming a veteran. Wicked Local Holbrook. 
https://holbrook.wickedlocal.com/news/20190726/at-93-holbrook-woman-close-to-becoming-veteran

(18 June 2019). Give WWII Cadet Nurses the Veteran Status They Deserve. UMass Amherst College of Nursing News. 
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http://www.umass.edu/nursing/news-events/news/give-wwii-cadet-nurses-veteran-status-they-deserve

Poremba, B. (June 2019). Cadet Nurse Evelyn Drinkwine Cahill: Lynn Hospital and Cushing Army Hospital, Framingham. Mass Report on Nursing. p. 8-9.
https://d3ms3kxrsap50t.cloudfront.net/uploads/publication/pdf/1848/Massachusetts_Report_on_Nursing_6_19.pdf

Poremba, B. (24 May 2019). GUEST COLUMN: Time to honor forgotten WWII nurses this Memorial Day. Wicked local Melrose.
https://melrose.wickedlocal.com/news/20190524/guest-column-time-to-honor-forgotten-wwii-nurses-this-memorial-day

Sheridan, E.A. (10 May 2019). On nurses week, a salute to the US Cadet Nurse Corps. The Republican. ​
https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2019/05/on-nurses-week-a-salute-to-the-us-cadet-nurse-corps-letters.html

Scheible, S. (4 April 2019)   Lawmakers renew bid to honor US Cadet Nurses.  Stars and Stripes. Retrieved.
 https://www.stripes.com/lawmakers-renew-bid-to-honor-us-cadet-nurses-1.575676?fbclid=IwAR1C4olxyTV78h0doWUbYchtQsjNohvZjgzxItwE_n6JJFqDHyJlJhGKfuc

Poremba, B (Mar 2019). Cadet nurse Dorothy “Dottie” Harrington Hall. Mass Report on Nursing.p. 2, 10.
https://d3ms3kxrsap50t.cloudfront.net/uploads/publication/pdf/1805/Massachusetts_Report_on_Nursing_3_19.pdf

Poremba, B (2018, Dec). Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps: Elizabeth “Betty” Damon Beecher. Massachusetts Report on Nursing.p 14-15. Retrieved https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.anamass.org/resource/resmgr/docs/NEWSLETTER_December_2018.pdf
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Scheible, S. (6 Dec 2018). Weymouth woman, 94, cited for bill honoring wartime cadet nurses. The Patriot Ledger. 
Retrieved. http://www.patriotledger.com/blogs/20181206/weymouth-woman-94-cited-for-bill-honoring-wartime-cadet-nurses
 
Sheridan, E.A. (Nov 4, 2018). Celebrating anniversary of US Cadet Nurse Corps. Mass Live. Retrieved. https://www.masslive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2018/11/celebrating_anniversary_of_us.html?fbclid=IwAR2EeO80kLjn81TpFE2_pvrfOvXqWFaHA-TaMNZpMEilGrRromzUKxYN5cY

Sheridan, E.A. and Poremba, B (25 Oct 2018). An urgent campaign for veteran status. West Springfield Record. p. 1, 10.

Poremba, B (2018, Sept). Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps: Mary Schofield Maione. Massachusetts Report on Nursing.p 10-11. Retrieved https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.anamass.org/resource/resmgr/docs/september_2018_newslettr.pdf

MGH Nursing History Committee. (5 July 2018).  75th anniversary of the founding of the Cadet Nurse Corps. Caring Headlines.
https://www.mghpcs.org/caring/Assets/documents/issues/2018/July-5-2018.pdf#page=4

​Poremba, B (2018, June). Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Establishment of the US Cadet Nurse Corps of 1943. Massachusetts Report on Nursing. p 7-8. Retrieved https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.anamass.org/resource/resmgr/docs/MARN_6_18_final.pdf
 
Lucy Sprague Frederiksen (2018, June 25). “WWII nurses honored at Wenham Tea House”. Salem Gazette.  Retrieved http://salem.wickedlocal.com/news/20180625/wwii-nurses-honored-at-wenham-tea-house
 
​Betty Beecher's story honors the Cadet Nurses. (28 May 2018). https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=-oEVA4MVKdk

Scheible, S. (28 May 2018). A good age: Betty Beecher, Weymouth honor Cadet Nurses. The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved
​ http://braintree.wickedlocal.com/news/20180528/good-age-betty-beecher-weymouth-honor-cadet-nurses

Poremba, B (4 May 2018). Let's honor the women of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. Salem News. Retrieved
 https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/columns/column-let-s-honor-the-women-of-the-u-s/article_94d65f3e-1560-5c28-a253-0e0d9be9c602.html

Downing, R (7 Feb 2018). Cadet Nurse Corps bill deserves support. Salem News. Retrieved 
https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/cadet-nurse-corps-bill-deserves-support/article_cf37bbd0-f6ad-57f3-9e70-2cc9005f7279.html
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Our view: Cadet Nurse Corps deserves veteran status. (23 Jan 2018). Salem News. Retrieved 
https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/editorials/our-view-cadet-nurse-corps-deserves-veteran-status/article_40066925-ecf4-52ca-8879-0f016f0d15a7.html
 
MacNeill, A (18 Jan 2018). Service with no benefits: Legislation filed to grant veterans status to WWII nurse corps. Salem News. Retrieved https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/service-with-no-benefits-legislation-filed-to-grant-veterans-status/article_367a4b8b-cd94-5809-9834-f8355017f325.html
 
Healther Wilkinson Rojo. (22 June 2015). "Family Reunion 2015: CN Shirley Eaton Wilkinson". Nutfield Genealogy , posted.
https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2015/06/is-there-cadet-nurse-from-world-war-ii.html
  
Scheible, S. (28 June 2014). 2 Weymouth nurses, 90, work to preserve WWII legacy of U.S. Cadet Nurses. The Patriot Ledger. https://swampscott.wickedlocal.com/news/20140628/2-weymouth-nurses-90-work-to-preserve-wwii-legacy-of-us-cadet-nurses

Scheible, S. (2 July 2013). Former cadet nurses celebrate corps’ 70th anniversary in Quincy. The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved http://www.patriotledger.com/x853679989/Former-cadet-nurses-celebrate-corps-70th-anniversary-in-Quincy

Sweeney, E. (5 Aug 2012). Reunited, 22 nurses recall WWII service. BostonGlobe.  www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/south/2012/08/04/cadet-nurse-corps-from-world-war-gather-for-reunion-quincy/7jYHjRSvSI0BZM1PrletMK/story.html

(26 Oct 2011). Interview: CN Leonora Porreca Whildin. Veterans History Project. Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.57711/

Scheible, S. (14 April 2010). U.S. cadet nurses: Why are we so forgotten? The Patriot Ledger.
https://www.patriotledger.com/x53546422/U-S-cadet-nurses-Why-are-we-so-forgotten

Uek, K. (28 July 2009). Former workers, patients remember hospital created for WWII service members. Metro West.
 
https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20090728/NEWS/307289983

Uek, K. (26 July 2009) .World War II wounded arrived in Framingham 65 years ago. Milford Daily News. Retrieved
 https://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20090726/NEWS/307269925

Scheible, S. (30 June 2009)    GOOD AGE: Shirley Caswell Harrow of Quincy tirelessly campaigns for U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps “veterans”. The Patriot Ledger. https://www.patriotledger.com/article/20090630/NEWS/306309639
 
Ferguson, K. (15 May 2008). Berzon honored for 61-year nursing career. Sharon Advocate. 
​sharon.wickedlocal.com/article/20080515/NEWS/305158888

Missouri
 
Schutte, J. (21 Dec 2018). 95-year-old Cadet Nurse Corps member recalls her service during WWII​. KTVO video. Available @
https://ktvo.com/news/local/95-year-old-cadet-nurse-corps-member-recalls-her-service-during-wwii

Karins, J. (20 Aug 2018). U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps members seek veteran status. ​Columbia Daily Tribune.
https://www.columbiatribune.com/news/20180820/us-cadet-nurse-corps-members-seek-veteran-status

Cox, S. (21 June 2018). US Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved @ https://www.stltoday.com/pr/entertainment/us-cadet-nurse-corps-equityact/article_a35082f4-757b-11e8-9332-5cb9017befe8.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR31OMPDLdRjXeN7vtSR_UC4DMap2j-LRr5_388QM5EJ4lOdn4jzh_XyIWA
 
Schutte, J. (16 July 2018). Family working to recognize WWII Cadet Nurses as veterans. KTVO video. Available @ https://ktvo.com/news/local/family-working-to-recognize-wwii-cadet-nurses-as-veterans

Karins, J. (20 August 2018). U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps members seek veteran status. Kirksville Daily Express. Retrieved http://www.kirksvilledailyexpress.com/news/20180820/us-cadet-nurse-corps-members-seek-veteran-status?fbclid=IwAR0gHAPONmBlOtp6VoGBmEgjZeZDqIlvt0I2N9CrOZN_FUCmcwfOLkaE
 
Update: McCaskill, Blunt would consider cadet nurse bill. (20 August 2018). Kirksville Daily Express. Retrieved http://www.kirksvilledailyexpress.com/news/20180820/update-mccaskill-blunt-would-consider-cadet-nurse-bill   

Maue, S, (7 July 2105). Nursing in the service: Emalyn Fritzler recalls her time in the Cadet Nurse Corps. Southeastern Missourian. 
https://www.semissourian.com/story/2211104.html

​Montana


Monte, B, (2 April 2019). Bill to honor Cadet Nurse Corps women in WWII with honorary veteran status introduced. KURL8.com
https://www.kulr8.com/news/local/bill-to-honor-cadet-nurse-corps-women-in-wwii-with/article_cb5421ce-55c8-11e9-9133-07f37688dc9d.html

Lagge, M. (12 April 2019). Billings cadet nurse closely watching U.S. Senate bill that would grant her veteran status. KTVH  MTN News.
https://ktvh.com/news/2019/04/12/billings-cadet-nurse-closely-watching-u-s-senate-bill-that-would-grant-her-veteran-status/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRFzLSJNn4o

Nebraska
(24 July 2019). Recalling Their Moment in History: Nursing alumnae remember their service during World War II. 
news.clarksoncollege.edu/2019/07/recalling-their-moment-in-history-nursing-alumnae-remember-their-service-during-world-war-ii

New Jersey
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Lieberman, J. (27 Feb 2015)   Westfield Woman Who Served with US Cadet Nurse Corps in WWII Fights for Recognition​
https://www.tapinto.net/articles/westfield-woman-who-served-with-us-cadet-nurse-co

Belcher, D. (March 2003). Nurses Making a Difference: Cadet Corps Seeks Congressional Recognition. AJN, American Journal of Nursing. Volume :103 Number 3 , page 130 - 131 [Free]
https://www.nursingcenter.com/journalarticle?Article_ID=405622&Journal_ID=54030&Issue_ID=405026

Satori, R. (Jan 2004). Great News for Cadet Nurses.
https://www.rpadden.com/nurses/cadets1.htm


​New Hampshire

Claffey, J. (19 Mar 2010). Unacknowledged aid: Dover woman wants WWII Cadet Nurse Corps recognized as veterans. 
https://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100319/GJNEWS_01/703199883/-1/FOSNEWS

New York

Fried, J. (17 Aug 2020). CN Claire Shulman, First Woman to Lead Queens, Dies at 94. NY Times. www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/nyregion/claire-shulman-dead.html

McIntyre, K. (Feb 2015). Army Nurse Cadets - A Fight For Justice. NY Lawyers with a purpose.
http://www.lawyerswithpurpose.com/pdfs/0215LWPNewsletter.pdf

Kakos, A. (5 July 2015).  Letter: Give WW II nurse corps veteran status. Iohud.com
https://www.lohud.com/story/opinion/readers/2015/07/05/veteran-status-world-war-ii-cadet-nurses/29518337/

Evans, M. (22 June 2014). Women who served in WWII Cadet Nurse Corps seek veterans status. Newsday Long Island.
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/women-who-served-in-wwii-cadet-nurse-corps-seek-veterans-status-1.8533771

Frenette, L. (12 Oct 2012). NYSUT retiree on a mission to see WW II cadet nurses recognized as veterans​. New York State United Teachers
https://www.nysut.org/news/nysut-united/issues/2012/november-2012/nysut-retiree-on-a-mission-to-see-ww-ii-cadet-nurses-recognized-as-veterans

Bedell, C. (Dec 2012). Letter: Cadet nurses deserve support and recognition as veterans. New York State United Teachers
https://www.nysut.org/news/nysut-united/issues/2012/december-2012/letters--cadet-nurses-deserve-support-and-recognition-as-veterans

Sharp, C. (Dec 2012). Letter: Cadet nurses deserve support and recognition as veterans. New York State United Teachers 
https://www.nysut.org/news/nysut-united/issues/2012/december-2012/letters--cadet-nurses-deserve-support-and-recognition-as-veterans

Hu, Winnie. (11 Nov 2000). ​Seeking Rememberance for Wartime Service. New York Times.
file:///C:/Users/USER/Downloads/Seeking%20Remembrance%20for%20Wartime%20Service.pdf

North Dakota

Huebner, R. (16 Aug 2019). 'The real Wonder Women': North Dakotans among WWII nurses who could become honorary vets. Inforum. https://www.inforum.com/news/4612000-The-real-Wonder-Women-North-Dakotans-among-WWII-nurses-who-could-become-honorary-vets#.XYJ7MdSpTuc.gmail

Pennsylvania
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Stone, A. (20 May 2019). U.S. Reps Introduce Legislation to Honor Cadet Nurses. Voice: Oncology Nursing Society
https://voice.ons.org/advocacy/us-reps-introduce-legislation-to-honor-cadet-nurses

Sims. S. (20 June 2010). WWII Nurse Cadet Corps deserve proper recognition​. Penn Live Patriot News.
https://www.pennlive.com/editorials/2010/06/wwii_nurse_cadet_crops_deserve.html

Rhode Island

Carpenter, J. (22 July 201`6) .The Rhode Island Hospital School of Nursing (Class of 1947). Filiopietism Prism​.
​https://filiopietismprism.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-rhode-island-hospital-school-of.html

Tennessee

Lowe, A. (20 Sept 2020). Letters: Recognition for Cadet Nurses.  Johnson City Press. https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/opinion/letters-recognition-for-cadet-nurses-ban-nuclear-weapons/article_55842de0-fa8b-11ea-be9f-13fdaf6ba3bd.html

Vetter, B. (31 July 2020). Cadet Nurse Corps. The Manchester Times. ​https://www.manchestertimes.com/news/local/cadet-nurse-corps/article_00127e46-d29c-11ea-965d-0f84a0f49092.html

(18 Oct 2019).  Honor Flight of Northeast Tennessee embarks to Washington D.C. WJKL News 11.
​https://www.wjhl.com/news/honor-flight-of-northeast-tennessee-embarks-to-washington-d-c/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WJHL&fbclid=IwAR08PuvE0GO1jke1Vxhcy_7cxV0yvqi8XvRqCrBvdPVPXU1BgpepgIG_1nc

Houk,, R. (30 June 2019). Giving credit to those who served in U.S. Nurse Cadet Corps. Johnson City Press. 
 
https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Government/2019/06/30/Giving-credit-to-the-service-of-U-S-Nurse-Cadet-Corps

Lowe, A. (16 June 2019). Remember the homefront nurses. Johnson City Press. Letter to Editor.
https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Letter-to-the-Editor/2019/06/16/Letters-How-would-Jesus-spend-175K

Houk, R, (4 Nov 2019). Nursing on the home front in WWII. Jonhson City Press.
 
https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/History/2018/11/04/Nursing-on-the-homefront-in-WWII

Keeling, J. (21 May 2015). Wartime, VA nurse Trudy Fann reflects on full life. Johnson City Press. 
http://jcnewsandneighbor.com/wartime-va-nurse-trudy-fann-reflects-on-full-life/    

KGH School of Nursing. (21 June 2014).  KGH Graduates in the U. S. Cadet Nurse Corps. Link to names of 123 Cadet Nurses.
http://kgh.knoxcotn.org/kgh-graduates-in-the-u-s-cadet-nurse-corps/

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(26 Oct 2011). Interview: CN Gertrude Bradley Fann. Veterans History Project. Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.70090/

Washinton, DC
Eberlein, L. (18 April 2019).  Making a Difference: The U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. National Women's History Museum
https://www.womenshistory.org/articles/making-difference-us-cadet-nurse-corps

Washinton State

Schubert, R. (27 Novenber 2019).The push to recognize the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps as veterans. Washington State Nurses Association. https://www.wsna.org/news/2019/the-push-to-recognize-the-u-s-cadet-nurse-corps-as-veterans 

Muhlstein, J. (Sept 20, 2017). Army nurse from Everett has vivid memories of ‘forgotten war’. Herald Net
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/army-nurse-from-everett-has-vivid-memories-of-forgotten-war/

Inman, J. (13 June 2016). World War II cadet nurses reminisce about past. Spokesman-Review.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jun/13/world-war-ii-cadet-nurses-reminisce-about-past/

Litchfield, J. (15 Nov 2017). Providence White Caps: The Diary of Bernice Lorang, RN. 
https://gorhamprinting.com/book/providence-white-caps

Frink, A. (19 July 2010). Cadet Corps nurse seeking vet recognition. Chinook Observer.
https://www.chinookobserver.com/news/cadet-corps-nurse-seeking-vet-recognition/article_71db09c4-4478-5539-997e-b7ca77d9d03c.html

Wisconsin

Press Release. (15 October 2019). U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Honors 93 year-old Shawano veteran​.
https://www.wispolitics.com/2019/u-s-sen-baldwin-honors-93-year-old-shawano-veteran/

Vian, J. (28 Jan 2018). Memorial in Veterans Freedom Park in La Crosse would honor U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. LaCrosse Tribune. Retrieved. https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/memorial-in-veterans-freedom-park-in-la-crosse-would-honor/article_cdea6916-cf3f-504f-8ce5-bacc82fb0ef3.html
 
Williams, B. (10 July 2018). “It’s the highlight of my life,” said La Crosse’s Marian Pavela, as Cadet Nurse Corps statue unveiled in her likeness. Retrieved. https://www.wizmnews.com/2018/07/10/it-s-the-highlight-of-my-life-said-la-crosse-s-marian-pavela-as-cadet-nurse-corps-statue-unveiled-in-her-likeness/

Short History of Military Nursing : U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. Ebling Library, University of Wisconsin.
 https://researchguides.library.wisc.edu/c.php?g=860714&p=6167910

​USA
​April 2019) Bipartisan Bill Would Give WWII Cadet Nurses Veteran Status.
https://www.meetamerica.com/bipartisan-bill-would-give-wwii-cadet-nurses-veteran-status/

McIntyre, K. (Feb 2015). Army Nurse Cadets - A Fight For Justice. Lawyers with a Purpose. NY.
http://www.lawyerswithpurpose.com/pdfs/0215LWPNewsletter.pdf

Landry, M. (2012). Thesis: 
Fashioning the future: the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, 1943-1948. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. 
https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5139&context=gradschool_theses
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