Peggy Bergthold, 93-year-old WWII veteran, served as an operating room nurse at Mare Island Naval Hospital during the war. Here, she recalls the words she would whisper to wounded POWs arriving in her hospital following their release from captivity by the Japanese.
Audio: WWII Nurse Recalls Treating POWs- I’d Whisper In Their Ear “You’re Safe Now, You’re Home”
Peggy Bergthold, 93-year-old WWII veteran, served as an operating room nurse at Mare Island Naval Hospital during the war. Here, she recalls the words she would whisper to wounded POWs arriving in her hospital following their release from captivity by the Japanese.