U
.S. Army Nurse Frances Y. Slanger Lost Her Life in WWII.
Timeline
Birth - 13 Aug 1913
Lodz, Poland
Nursing School Graduation - 1937 - Age: 23 years
1939 - 1945 World War II - Age: 29 years
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Gold Star
Battalion
45th Field Hospital
Theater
European Theatre
Enlistment - 1943 - Age: 29 years
Award
Purple Heart
American National Red Cross Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Nurse
American Campaign Medal
Army Presidential Unit Citation
Army Good Conduct Medal
Stationed
Fort Devens, Shirley, Massachusetts; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Overseas in various locations as Field Hospital moved
Death - 21 Oct 1944 - Age: 31 years
Shrapnel from German bombs
Near Elsenborn, Belgium
Burial - 16 Nov 1947
Independent Pride of Boston Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Other Facts
Gender
Female
Place of Residence
Roxbury, Massachusetts
Race or Ethnicity
Jewish
Also Known As
Birth Name: Friedel Yachet Schlanger
Father
David Slanger
Full Name
Frances Yachet Slanger
Mother
Eva Lefkowitz Slanger
Sibling
Sally Slanger Sidman
