Helen Dora Parris Miller

Passed away November 14, 2016

Mrs. Helen Dora Parris, 92, a parishioner at St. Matthias' Episcopal Church in Midlothian and a registered nurse who retired from McGuire Veteran's Administration Hospital, peacefully passed away on November 14, at Vinson Hall Retirement Community in McLean, Va. A proud member of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, she was among the first group of women to enlist in 1943. She fulfilled the cadet nurse pledge to serve in essential nursing for the duration of the war through her work at Muhlenberg Hospital and at Camp Kilmer, the largest World War II processing center for U.S. and Allied troops leaving or returning from European duty.

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Last Name in Nursing School: 
Parris Miller
Email address: 
lynn@4greenps.com
Relationship Status: 
Cadet Nurse
Volunteer: 
No
Deceased Cadet Nurse: 
Yes
Nursing School: 
Muhlenberg Hospital School of Nursing, Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania
Nursing School City: 
Muhlenberg
Nursing School State: 
Pennsylvania
Photo: 
Portrait of Helen Dora Parris Miller in Cadet Nurse uniform
Graduation Year: 
1945