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“Tugboat Annie:” Nursing's Hero of Pearl Harbor‐Grace Lally (1897–1983)
Author(s) -
Hawkins Joellen W.,
Matthews Irene
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
image: the journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 0743-5150
DOI - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1991.tb00666.x
Subject(s) - hero , pearl , nursing , medicine , history , art , archaeology , literature
In 1991 we will mark the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Few nurses know that the Chief Nurse aboard the USS Solace, the only hospital ship in port on that fateful day, played a critical role in caring for the survivors. Grace Lally's calm, professional manner, along with her sensitivity to the needs of her patients, her 12 nurses, and the mew of the Solace made her a hero. This study is an investigation of her role on December 7, 1941, and her contributions as a career military nurse.