DANVILLE, Calif. — At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged bullets as they hauled packs full of medical supplies and treated the burns and gunshot wounds of troops.

What You Need To Know

A coalition of retired military nurses and others is pushing to award the Congressional Gold Medal to World War II nurses

The nurses were trailblazers who saved lives and paved the way for nursing in the military today

Some were killed on duty while others were taken prisoner

Most returned home and received little recognition

The coalition has identified five nurses still living and fear time is running out

Some nurses were killed by enemy fire. Others spent years as prisoners of war. Most returned home to quiet live

See Full Page