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McKernan, Inza Gertrude
| Last Name: | McKernan |
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| First Name: | Inza Gertrude |
| Dates: |
*4.8.1885 (Date of Birth)
*17.9.1966 (Date of Death)
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| Biography/History: | Graduated from the St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing, Spokane, WA, 1911. Named Superintendent of Spokane's Rivercrest Hospital in May 1912. Served as Red Cross nurse in France during World War l (Nov.1917 - Apr.1919). She returned to work in the City Health Office in 1919 and was placed in charge of the clinic; worked in Spokane heath field for nearly 40 years, and was feted by City embloyees at a retirement banquet at the BOF club in May 1951. Died in San Francisco, CA in 1966; buried in Fairmount Memorial Park, Spokane |
| Related Objects: |
3838.1 (Uniform, Gertrude McKernan's WWI U.S. Army Nurse Corps Uniform, 1915-1920)
3838.11 (Pencil, St. Luke's School of Nursing Mechanical Pencil, 1951)
3838.13 (Revolver, .38 Caliber Revolver, U. S. Revolver Company, 1905-1915)
3838.14 (Whistle, U. S. Army Regulation Brass Whistle, 1917-1919)
3838.15 (Scissors, Bandage Cutter Scissors, 1917-1919)
3838.19 (Pin, Occupational, St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing Pin, 1911)
3838.1A (Uniform, American Red Cross Nurse's Uniform Jacket, 1915-1920)
3838.1B (Uniform, American Red Cross Nurse's Uniform Skirt, 1915-1920)
3838.20a (Pin, Occupational, American Red Cross Service Pin, 1917-1919)
3838.5 (Tag, Dog, Metal Dog Tags, 1917 - 1919)
3838.7 (Medal, French Service Medal, Case and Shipping box, 1917-1919)
3838.8 (Medal, Victory Medal and Box, 1920)
3838.9 (Pin, Military, Set of Five Decorative Pins, 1917 - 1919)
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