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Ruth King Garrett (1923-2015) of Greensboro, North Carolina, served in the Army Nurse Corps from 1945 to 1946, followed by a long civilian career in nursing. Ruth King Garrett was born on 31 May, 1923, in Greensboro, North Carolina. After graduating from Rankin High School, she briefly attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Inspired by a health course at the university, she began nurses' training at Saint Leo's Hospital in the city and graduated from the program in 1944. She then worked at a polio hospital in Hickory, North Carolina. Garrett joined the Army Nurse Corps (ANC) on January 31, 1945 and was sent to Fort Rucker, Alabama, for basic training. She was then sent to Battey General Hospital in Rome, Georgia, where she stayed for five months. In summer [...] Read more
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