# WWII ARMY NURSE RUTH PARSONS CORREGIDOR PHILIPPINES FILM 79294

This film, part of the Army Screen Magazine, features two segments. The first has an interview with Captain Ruth E. Parsons, who worked as a nurse on the embattled island of Corregidor during the first Battle of the Philippines. This incredible woman later became the model for the Nurse's Memorial statue at Arlington National Cemetery. Parsons recounts the collapse of the U.S. Army on Bataan and Corregidor, and the gallant service by the Marines as they fought against overwhelming odds to stave off the Japanese. At the 4:47 mark, another segment entitled BACK HOME tells the story of a family living in Cos Cob, Connecticut, who converted their garage into a machine shop in support of the war effort. Even the local milkman volunteered time in the shop to manufacture tools for the aviation industry. The effort was recognized with an "E for Efficiency", one of the War Department's highest honors. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

- Kind: Film
- Genres: War, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/79294IWasThereCorregidor)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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