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Bataan, Hollywood, & Europe: Nurse Eunice Hatchitt’s Unique WW2 Journey
Manage episode 363342918 series 3440529
Army nurse Lt. Eunice Hatchitt started WW2 caring for wounded men in a primitive battlefield hospital on Bataan. Escaping The Philippines at the last moment, she returned home a national hero.
But WW2 wasn’t over for her.
In 1944, she found herself following Gen. Patton’s army onto European battlefields.
Oh, and she also made a small detour to Hollywood in between assignments. And….she’s the heroine of her very own global, war-time romance.
Nurse Hatchitt’s WW2 story is like none other.
Get pics, maps, and sources here: https://leftbehindpodcast.com/eunice-hatchitt/
61 episodes
Manage episode 363342918 series 3440529
Army nurse Lt. Eunice Hatchitt started WW2 caring for wounded men in a primitive battlefield hospital on Bataan. Escaping The Philippines at the last moment, she returned home a national hero.
But WW2 wasn’t over for her.
In 1944, she found herself following Gen. Patton’s army onto European battlefields.
Oh, and she also made a small detour to Hollywood in between assignments. And….she’s the heroine of her very own global, war-time romance.
Nurse Hatchitt’s WW2 story is like none other.
Get pics, maps, and sources here: https://leftbehindpodcast.com/eunice-hatchitt/
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