by Priscilla Rall WWII Thurmont Nurse Follows Troops: Part 3 We continue with the story of Army nurse Mary Catherine Willhide as she nursed wounded American soldiers after the Battle of the Bulge. While stationed in Malmedy in Germany, Mary endured the explosions from German bombs for months in late 1944. She was on night…

by Priscilla Rall WWII Thurmont Nurse Follows Troops: Part 2 We continue with the story of Mary Catherine Willhide as she nurses wounded American soldiers in Normandy. She noted in a letter home that there was no distinction between officers and enlisted men, with officers often helping enlisted men if the need arose. Mary was…