I definitely feel that if I was single (no kids) during that time I would have volunteered to be a nurse for the US Army. In fact, I have recently gone back to graduate school to complete my doctorate in nurse anesthesia. (Soon I will really be able to knock Otto off his feet
.) Here is a link I found recently to an interview with a nurse who served in WW2 :
Interview Transcript: Isabelle V. Cook: Veterans History Project (Library of Congress
This link shows some examples of U.S. nurses' uniforms. Not as sexy as what most men like to imagine today, but I am sure I could have rocked it!
WWII Uniforms
