For her entire 95 years of life, Ruby Bradley was a class act. A nurse with extraordinary dedication to her craft and devotion to her patients, she served in the Army from 1934 to 1963, through WWII, Korea and Vietnam. She spent three of the World War II years as a POW, mostly in Santo Thomas, one of those called by General Jonathan Wainwright an "Angel of Bataan." Decades later she would smile softly at the remembrance of being able to steal food for little kids in camp. During Korea, she came close to being captured again at which point the Army decided it was time to assign her elsewhere.
She was one of the first three women, in March 1958, to be awarded the permanent rank of Colonel. When she retired from the Army in 1963, she was the most decorated woman in American history.
She was one of the first three women, in March 1958, to be awarded the permanent rank of Colonel. When she retired from the Army in 1963, she was the most decorated woman in American history.
For her entire 95 years of life, Ruby Bradley was a class act. A nurse with extraordinary dedication to her craft and devotion to her patients, she served in the Army from 1934 to 1963, through WWII, Korea and Vietnam. She spent three of the World War II years as a POW, mostly in Santo Thomas, one of those called by General Jonathan Wainwright an "Angel of Bataan." Decades later she would smile softly at the remembrance of being able to steal food for little kids in camp. During Korea, she came close to being captured again at which point the Army decided it was time to assign her elsewhere.
She was one of the first three women, in March 1958, to be awarded the permanent rank of Colonel. When she retired from the Army in 1963, she was the most decorated woman in American history.
She was one of the first three women, in March 1958, to be awarded the permanent rank of Colonel. When she retired from the Army in 1963, she was the most decorated woman in American history.
Inscription
Colonel, U.S. Army
World War II, Korea
Prisoner of War
