

Outside block 119. Some more un-named nurses...
In early 1943, the small village of Gilwern, near Abergavenny, was turned on its head when 450 soldiers and nurses of the US Army Medical Department arrived to take occupation of a newly built general purpose hospital on the edge of the village. For nearly two and a half years these strangers in a strange land carried out their duties to the best of their abilities. Some worked in isolation, but most made an effort to integrate with the local community. This is a chronicle of those times.
In this picture are a mix of Army Nurses and Civilian Red Cross personnel. Building 53 on the camp housed the female civilian volunteers.
The 279th had a inter unit American Football match between the enlisted men and the officers.
It is possible that the right hand lady on the left picture is 2nd Lt. Omega Gasper N735040 (Nurse General Duties).