Lieutenant Mary L. Roberts, Army nurse

Creator

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Identifier

20031316

Description

First Lieutenant Mary L. Roberts, Army nurse with the Baylor Evacuation Hospital Unit at the Anzio beachhead, who was presented the Silver Star for exceptional bravery under heavy artillery shelling on February 10, hasn't mentioned the bombardment in letters to her mother, Mrs. Mary Collier, of Dallas, Texas. Lt. Roberts, who was sent to North Africa last April, was under fire for the first time during air raids on Bizerte, Tunisia. She has been in heavier action since then. Lt. Roberts is wearing a military uniform. Star-Telegram Morning March 14, 1944

Archival Date

1944-03-10

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-333

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White;Copy of Original Image

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Roberts, Mary L. (First Lt.); Lieutenant; Nurses; Collier, Mary (Mrs.); United States. Army Nurse Corps