Verna Hill

Verna Hill, who lives in La Grande, holds the distinction of being a member of Eastern Oregon College of Education’s first U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps class in 1943. The students, all women younger than 30, first studied at Eastern for nine months before going to The Dalles Hospital to do clinical work for a year. Next they fanned out to a variety of other hospitals for additional training. Read more

Last Name in Nursing School: 
Hill
Email address: 
dmason@lagrandeobserver.com
Relationship Status: 
Cadet Nurse
Volunteer: 
No
Deceased Cadet Nurse: 
No
Nursing School: 
Eastern Oregon College of Education
Nursing School State: 
Oregon
Photo: 
Portrait of Verna Hill
Graduation Year: 
1946