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Identifier
20032767
Description
Mrs. A. C. Pearson is serving at the Fort Worth Red Cross Blood Donor Center as a nurse's aide. She was the first to answer the call for aides to serve in Army hospitals in the 8th Service Command. She is the mother of three sons who are serving in the United States Army. They are Cavalry Captain (Capt.) Ballard Pearson, Lieutenant (Lt.) Glen Pearson, and Private First Class (Pfc.) Robert Pearson. Mrs. Pearson is shown seated at a table, signing paperwork. She is wearing a dark-colored suit, with a collared blouse, and a hat. Since completing her nurse's aide training, she had given two days a week at Harris Memorial Methodist Hospital until the Red Cross Blood Donor Center opened. She has completed about 250 hours as an aide. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, January 24, 1944.
Archival Date
1944-01-23
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-320
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Pearson, A. C. (Mrs.); Pearson, Ballard (CPT); Pearson, Glen (LT); Pearson, Robert (PFC); Military officers; Military personnel; Red Cross Blood Donor Center; Nurses; Red Cross Volunteer Nurse's Aide Corps; Cavalry; Papers; Signatures; Nurse's Aide; Harris Memorial Methodist Hospital
Names
American Red Cross
Subjects
Pearson, A. C. (Mrs.); Pearson, Ballard (CPT); Pearson, Glen (LT); Pearson, Robert (PFC); Military officers; Military personnel; Red Cross Blood Donor Center; Nurses; Red Cross Volunteer Nurse's Aide Corps; Cavalry; Papers; Signatures; Nurse's Aide; Harris Memorial Methodist Hospital