U.S. Army Nurses Arrived at Port of Greenock, Scotland
8/15/1944
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World War II created unprecedented opportunities for women to work or secure better jobs. More than 5 million women entered the workforce and served in uniform at home and abroad to fill the considerable number of positions required to support the war effort.
The original caption of this photograph reads: U.S. Army nurses, newly arrived, line the rail of their vessel as it pulls into port of Greenock, Scotland, in European Theater of Operations. They wait to disembark as the gangplank is lowered to the dock.
The original caption of this photograph reads: U.S. Army nurses, newly arrived, line the rail of their vessel as it pulls into port of Greenock, Scotland, in European Theater of Operations. They wait to disembark as the gangplank is lowered to the dock.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer .
National Archives Identifier: 531204
Full Citation: Photograph 111-SC-192605-S; U.S. Army Nurses, Newly Arrived, Line the Rail of their Vessel as it Pulls into Port of Greenock, Scotland; 8/15/1944; Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918- ca. 1981; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer , Record Group 111; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/us-army-nurses-scotland, December 12, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
