Army nurse Rachel Brower Twiddy stands at the bedside of a patient while at work on a hospital ward at Fort Ord, California, in 1942.

Army nurse Rachel Brower Twiddy stands in between two male patients on the stairs of a structure at Fort Ord, California, circa 1942.

Rachel Brower Twiddy (second from right) poses with six of her army nurse coworkers at Fort Ord, California, circa 1942. The group is attired in the white hospital unifor[...]

Two army nurses, including Rachel Brower Twiddy (seated), are pictured at the nurses' station on their ward at Fort Ord, California, circa 1942.

A group photo of army nurses, each with a gas mask over their right shoulder, circa 1942.

Rachel Brower Twiddy's co-workers and male patients pose on the steps of a structure, circa 1942.

Rachel Brower Twiddy and a fellow army nurse pose among agave plants in Carmel, California, circa 1942. Twiddy is still wearing the navy blue army nurse uniform with blue[...]

Portrait of Rachel Brower Twiddy in Army Nurse Corps dress uniform and garrison cap, circa 1942.

Army Nurse Corps blue cape, lined in maroon wool. Gold "U.S." officer's insignia on the right collar and caduceus on the left collar. Worn over one-piece brown and white [...]

Rachel Brower Twiddy (far right) poses with two female friends, circa 1942. They wear civillian clothing and stand in front of a car.