DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) — At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged bullets as they hauled packs full of medical ...

Alice Darrow shows a photo of herself from when she was a nurse during World War II, Oct. 23, 2025, at her home in Danville, California. (Laure Andrillon/AP) DANVILLE, Calif. — At age 106, Alice ...

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DANVILLE, Calif. -- At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged bullets as they hauled packs full of medical supplies ...

Editor's note: This essay is excerpted from the book "Black Women in WWII: Greatness Under Fire." Segregation, which was the prevailing policy of the military and much of America in 1941, ...

WWII nurses who dodged bullets and saved lives deserve Congressional honor, lawmakers say A coalition of retired military nurses and others is pushing to award the Congressional Gold Medal to World ...

Although embarking on a 28-day voyage to see glaciers and volcanoes at 106 years old is a remarkable feat on its own, Alice Beck Darrow’s journey to Honolulu aboard Holland America Line’s Westerdam ...

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