Lieutenant Annie G. Fox, the first woman to receive a Purple Heart, received it for her work as an Army nurse here.
- Gettysburg
- Verdun
- Pearl Harbor
- Aboard the USS Bullhead
Lieutenant Annie G. Fox, the first woman to receive a Purple Heart, received it for her work as an Army nurse here.
Pearl Harbor. Fox served as head nurse at Hickman Field. She performed meritoriously. The requirements for the Purple Heart later changed. Since she had not been wounded, she was given the Bronze Star instead.