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Navy Nurse is a 1945 American short film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Warren Douglas, Andrea King, and Marjorie Riordan.
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Navy Nurse is a 1945 American short film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Warren Douglas, Andrea King, and Marjorie Riordan.
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Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee was a pioneering Canadian-born United States Navy military nurse, who served as Superintendent of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during World War I. She is best known for being the first female recipient of the Navy Cross.
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