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USN 709747: A U.S. Navy Nurse and others a nursery, January 1957

USN 709747: A U.S. Navy Nurse and others a nursery, January 1957. A proud sailor smiles approvingly as he sees his infant son for the first time. In charge of the Nursery at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland, is Navy Nurse, Lieutenant Junior Grade Virginia M. McGuigan, NC, USNR. Assisting her is Hospital Corpsman Third Class Paul J. Altman, Jr. Caring for dependents of military personnel is only one of the many duties of a Navy Nurse. Photograph released January 4, 1957. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: USN 709747: A U.S. Navy Nurse and others a nursery, January 1957. A proud Sailor smiles approvingly as he sees his infant son for the first time. In charge of the Nursery at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland, is Navy Nurse, Lieutenant Junior Grade Virginia M. McGuigan, NC, USNR. Assisting her is Hospital Corpsman Third Class Paul J. Altman, Jr. Caring for dependents of military personnel is only one of the many duties of a Navy Nurse. Photograph released January 4, 1957. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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