Isabel Stambaugh

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J. Isabel Stambaugh (August 15, 1879 – May 11, 1969) was a United States Army nurse during World War I who served on the front line at a British Causality Clearing Center out of Base Hospital No. 10.[1][2] Stambaugh was one of six women who received the United States Distinguished Service Cross for her heroism during World War I.[1][3][4][5]

Early life and education[]

J. Isabel Stambaugh was born in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania on August 15, 1879.[2] Stambaugh graduated from Presbyterian Hospital Nursing School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1906.[4]

Nursing career[]

Stambaugh was the head operating room nurse for two years at Presbyterian Hospital.[4]

World War I[]

Stambaugh served on the front line at British Causality Clearing Center out of Base Hospital No. 10. on a surgical team.[1][2] On March 21, 1918, Stambaugh was seriously injured during an air raid when shells dropped on an operating room during a surgery.[4] She was cited by Field Marshal Douglas Haig for bravery under fire. After recovering from her injury she returned to her unit.[6] Stambaugh returned to the United States April 2, 1919.[6] Stambaugh was one of six women who received the United States Distinguished Service Cross for her heroism during World War I.[1][3][4][5] She was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on June 27, 1919 by the United States Secretary of War Newton Baker.[7]

Later life and death[]

Stambaugh died on May 11, 1969 and was buried in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Wounded in Battle, She Aided Others". The New York Times (in American English). 1919-05-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  2. ^ a b c "Pennsylvania WW1 Centennial Home - World War I Centennial". www.worldwar1centennial.org (in British English). Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  3. ^ a b Sarnecky, Mary T. (1999-10-04). A History of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 436. ISBN 0812235029. “Isabel Stambaugh.
  4. ^ a b c d e Nursing World. Vol. 62–63. 1919. p. 248.
  5. ^ a b "Women Medal Recipients". userpages.aug.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  6. ^ a b Congress, United States (1922). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 57.
  7. ^ The Trained Nurse and Hospital Review. Joseph Kruger. 1919. p. 106.
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