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Submitted: 2/22/11 • Approved: 2/23/11 • Last Updated: 8/2/12 • R470940-G0-S3
MAJOR US Army
Army Nurse Corps
World War II
Korea
1939 - 1950
Edna Joyce Linn was the daughter of Thomas Grover Linn (1889-1952) and Jennie Elizabeth Howard (1888-1950).
Never married, instead making the Army her career.
Edna rose to the rank of Major in the Army Nurse Corp serving from 1939 to 1964. She was a survivor of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and served throughout World War II; she gave several interviews regarding her survival and experiences during the bombing of Pearl Harbor. She went on to serve in Korea.
Contributed on 2/22/11 by tonirl
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