319:. The underground hospital had one central hallway that was one-hundred-yards long and eight wards established in lateral corridors. In April 1942, as Bataan fell, the nurses, including the Filipino civilians, were evacuated to Corregidor and the tunnel hospital. At the end of the month, when it became evident that Corregidor would also fall, an attempt was made to evacuate some of the nurses. Davison and Colonel Wibb Cooper, the ranking medical officer, made the selections of who would be evacuated. Though Davison later said the twenty evacuees were chosen randomly, the nurses saw through her ruse, noting that those who were ill, wounded or fatigued or might not withstand the pressure of imprisonment were chosen.
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346:(POWs). Known as a strict disciplinarian, she required her nurses to follow her rules and army regulations to the letter, despite the fact that they were in a Japanese-run camp. She also organized the prison camp hospital and continued managing her staff. Conditions in the camp caused the death of 390 of the 3,785 captives, but none of the nurses were among the dead.
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and medically retired on 31 January 1946. In 1947, Davison married the
Reverend Charles W. Jackson, who had served as dean of Long Beach City College. The two had met many years earlier when she was working at the Baptist College and she had rented a room from his family, which had immigrated to the
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Davison was hospitalized because of her poor health. When the nurses arrived in the United States at the end of the month, Davison, who normally weighed 135 pounds (61 kg) weighed only 80 pounds (36 kg). Her nurses credited
338:, who had surrendered to the Japanese the previous January. In September, ten of the nurses who had been part of the April evacuation joined them as their aircraft was damaged while refueling en route to Australia and they were captured. The nurses came to be known as the
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Davison entered
Columbia University in 1926 and earned a bachelor's degree in home economics in 1928. Upon completion of her education, she returned to service as a nurse and dietician at several Army hospitals throughout the US. In 1939, she was deployed during
224:, at the Epworth Hospital as a dietitian and instructor in domestic science and remained until 1911. She returned from Canada in 1914, and entered the Pasadena Hospital Training School for Nurses. In 1917, she graduated having earned her
363:. Jackson, a widower, had two grown sons from a prior marriage who found "Davy", as they called Davison, distant and formal. After her marriage, she rarely had contact with her former staff, but in 1955 she participated in a
354:, the War Decorations Board denied the honor, based upon a determination that she did not act independently but under the advice of the physicians and military commanders with whom she served. She was awarded the
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Christmas, Davison was injured in a bombing raid and turned command over to Nesbit. Between Christmas and New Year's Eve 1941, all the army nurses were evacuated from Manila and sent to
252:. With this move, she became a United States citizen and was transferred as a second lieutenant to the Regular Army of the Nurse Corps. Between 1921 and 1922, she was deployed to
383:, following a lengthy illness. She was buried near her mother in the Cedar Vale Cemetery, Cannington, Ontario, Canada. In 2001, she was posthumously recognized with the
160:(27 March 1885 – 11 June 1956) was a Canadian-born, American nurse. After a career in Canada, she moved to the United States. She served as the Chief Nurse of the
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Nursing Examination.
308:. Within a week the Fort, along with other military facilities, was in ruins and the nurses were prepared for evacuation back to Sternberg.
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955:. In Bullough, Vern L.; Sentz, Lilli (eds.).
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192:Maude Campbell was born on 27 March 1885 in
1202:"War Heroes Honored in Veterans Day Parade"
957:American Nursing: A Biographical Dictionary
1210:. Los Angeles. 7 November 1955. p. 12
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440:with the American Theater Ribbon
385:Army Distinguished Service Medal
352:Army Distinguished Service Medal
298:Japanese invaded the Philippines
174:Army Distinguished Service Medal
142:Army Distinguished Service Medal
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450:Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
444:American Defense Service Medal
332:United States Navy Nurse Corps
230:United States Army Nurse Corps
162:United States Army Nurse Corps
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1029:Norman, Elizabeth M. (1999).
951:Norman, Elizabeth M. (2000).
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462:Philippine Independence Medal
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452:with two Bronze Battle Stars
256:, Germany, serving with the
198:Ontario Agricultural College
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1295:20th-century American women
467:Philippine Liberation Medal
423:Distinguished Service Medal
328:Santo Tomas Internment Camp
278:Fort Mills Station Hospital
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479:World War II Victory Medal
473:Presidential Unit Citation
458:with a Bronze Service Star
446:with Foreign Service Clasp
330:in Manila. They joined 11
242:Letterman General Hospital
176:for her leadership of the
164:in the Philippines during
1086:. 14 June 1956. p. 8
1082:. Hartford, Connecticut.
1048:Riegler, Natalie (2000).
996:10.1891/1062-8061.3.1.105
802:Norman & Eifried 1995
778:Norman & Eifried 1995
766:Norman & Eifried 1995
413:World War I Victory Medal
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953:"Maude Campbell Davison"
469:with Bronze Service Star
456:Philippine Defense Medal
258:Allied Occupation Forces
246:Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
438:American Campaign Medal
980:Nursing History Review
547:Ontario Marriages 1894
520:Boarder Crossings 1914
381:Long Beach, California
79:Long Beach, California
1305:Canadian women nurses
1285:People of World War I
1280:Female wartime nurses
1270:American women nurses
1207:The Los Angeles Times
878:The Los Angeles Times
286:Philippine Department
238:Palo Alto, California
106:Years of service
1079:The Hartford Courant
839:The Hartford Courant
361:Pasadena, California
1260:American dietitians
1113:. Ottawa, Ontario:
855:, pp. 233–234.
756:, pp. 104–105.
744:, pp. 17, 104.
535:Ontario Deaths 1920
395:, and many others.
389:Connie L. Slewitzke
240:. After serving at
222:South Bend, Indiana
194:Cannington, Ontario
62:Cannington, Ontario
1115:The Ottawa Journal
815:The Ottawa Journal
100:United States Army
966:978-0-8261-1147-0
732:, pp. 85–87.
672:, pp. 16–17.
597:, pp. 67–68.
433:Bronze Star Medal
282:Corregidor Island
274:World War II
266:influenza victims
218:Brandon, Manitoba
166:World War II
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324:Allied surrender
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290:Josephine Nesbit
226:registered nurse
182:prisoners of war
178:Angels of Bataan
170:World War I
158:Maude C. Davison
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132:World War II
124:Battles/wars
74:(1956-06-11)
72:11 June 1956
1250:1956 deaths
1245:1885 births
934:Norman 2000
865:Norman 1999
853:Norman 1999
790:Norman 1999
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568:Norman 2000
503:Norman 2000
369:Los Angeles
296:. When the
128:World War I
1239:Categories
1214:12 October
1192:12 October
1172:12 October
1152:12 October
1121:12 October
1090:12 October
1064:12 October
485:References
391:, Senator
367:parade in
336:Laura Cobb
294:Manila Bay
264:refugees,
188:Early life
86:Allegiance
55:1885-03-27
41:Birth name
1014:1062-8061
490:Citations
322:Upon the
210:dietitian
109:1918–1946
94:Service/
64:, Canada
1022:7804182
254:Coblenz
212:at the
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204:Career
138:Awards
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118:Major
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