Greenwood, Edith

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Greenwood, Edith

American nurse. Name variations: Lt. Edith. Greenwood. Born in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

With Pvt. James Ford, successfully evacuated all patients at a military hospital in Yuma, Arizona, after a fire broke out (April 17, 1943); for her heroism, became 1st woman to receive the Soldier's Medal (June 21, 1943).

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