LTC Edith Marie Wimberly Patient (1911 - 1964)

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LTC Edith Marie Wimberly Patient

Birth:	Feb. 17, 1911 Campti Natchitoches Parish Louisiana, USA
Death:	May 18, 1964, USA
US Army Nurse. Leading figure among a handful of US Army nurses captured by the Japanese in early 1942 upon the surrender of Corregidor. She was evacuated to the prison camp at the University of Santo Tomas where she cared for fellow prisoners, including survivors of the death march and Japanese abuses, from mid 1942 until early 1945 when she was liberated. Less political than some of her fellow nurses, she led a quiet and successful life as a military nurse through her early death. Recipient of the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star. Like her fellow Ark-La-Tex nurse compatriot Hattie Brantley of East Texas, she was known as one of the "Angels of Bataan." (bio by: John Andrew Prime) Family links: Spouse: William F. Patient (1910 - 1970) Search Amazon for Edith Patient

Burial: Forest Park East Cemetery Shreveport Caddo Parish Louisiana, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: John Andrew Prime Record added: Apr 26, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 68939156