Us tank crewmember writing  a signpost,somewhere in the Ardennes  dec 1944

The Bulge

Legendary combat photographer,Robert Capa

Capa

In April of 1942, with the Japanese Army less than two miles away, numerous US Army Nurses defied orders to evacuate as to stay with their Filipino sisters (nurses) and tend to the wounded on both Bataan and then the Island of Corregidor.  Considering the Japanese reputation for their treatment of prisoners, this was an incredibly brave act.  Amongst those captured by the Japanese was Senior Nurse Josephine Nesbit who was instrumental in keeping her fellow nurses alive during their internment...to learn more, &quot;We Band of Angels&quot; tells their story...