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Juanita Redmond Hipps

Juanita Redmond Hipps
Major Juanita Redmond, left, awards new bars to Lieutenant Rosemary Hogan in 1945
BornJuly 1, 1912
Swansea, South Carolina
DiedFebruary 25, 1979(1979-02-25) (aged 66)
St. Petersburg, Florida
Buried
AllegianceUnited States United States
Service / branch United States Army
(United States Army Nurse Corps)
Years of service1936–1969
RankLieutenant Colonel
Awards

Lieutenant Colonel Juanita Redmond Hipps (July 1, 1912 – February 25, 1979) was a US Army nurse during World War II. She was present in the Philippines during the early part of the war and was regarded as one of the Angels of Bataan. A bestselling book she wrote about her experiences formed the background for the 1943 war movie So Proudly We Hail! Hipps helped to establish the United States Air Force's flight nurse program. She remained with the army until her retirement in 1969 and traveled the world on postings alongside her husband, a US Air Force general. The US Air Force Association's highest award for nursing is named in her honor.


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