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Pharmacy in World War II: The Military

Thursday, May 14, 2026 by Sarah Sundin
  As a former pharmacist, I’ve found the history of pharmacy in World War II fascinating. So fascinating that I’ve written two novels featuring pharmacists. In On Distant Shores, pharmacist John Hutchinson serves in a pharmacy in an Army evacuation hospital in Italy, and in Anchor in the Storm, Lillian Avery works as a pharmacist in a drugstore in Boston during World War II. Much about my profession has chan... Read Article
Pharmacy in World War II - The Drugstore

Pharmacy in World War II: The Drugstore

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 by Sarah Sundin
  As a former pharmacist, I’ve found the history of pharmacy in World War II fascinating. So fascinating that I’ve written two novels featuring pharmacists. In On Distant Shores, pharmacist John Hutchinson serves in a pharmacy in an Army evacuation hospital in Italy, and in Anchor in the Storm, Lillian Avery works as a pharmacist in a drugstore in Boston during World War II. Much about my profession has chan... Read Article
Pharmacy in World War II - The Pharmacist

Pharmacy in World War II: The Pharmacist

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 by Sarah Sundin
As a former pharmacist, I’ve found the history of pharmacy in World War II fascinating. So fascinating that I’ve written two novels featuring pharmacists. In On Distant Shores, pharmacist John Hutchinson serves in a pharmacy in an Army evacuation hospital in Italy, and in Anchor in the Storm, Lillian Avery works as a pharmacist in a drugstore in Boston during World War II. Much about my profession has changed ove... Read Article

When Compassion Was Illegal – Medical Resistance in Jersey in World War II

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 by Sarah Sundin
Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #3 Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes! The hunt BEGINS on March 19, 2026, at noon Mountain with Stop #1 at LisaBergren.com. Hunt through our loop using Chrome or Firefox as your browser (not E... Read Article
Christmas in World War II - the US Home Front

Christmas in World War II – The US Home Front

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 by Sarah Sundin
Although World War II did not take a holiday, Americans at home and abroad did their best to celebrate Christmas. Wartime separations and deprivations made festivities poignant and bittersweet. This post looks at Christmas on the US Home Front. See also: Christmas for American servicemen and women. Families on the US Home Front dealt with painful separations as sons and daughters, husbands and fathers were away from ... Read Article

Happy V-J Day! 80th Anniversary of Victory in WWII

Friday, August 15, 2025 by Sarah Sundin
Eighty years ago, on August 14, 1945, World War II came to an end when Emperor Hirohito of Japan signed his acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration demanding unconditional surrender to the Allies. The surrender was announced in the United States at 7 pm Eastern War Savings Time. The following day, August 15, was officially proclaimed V-J Day (Victory in Japan) in the US, a day of celebration and thanksgiving. Almost si... Read Article
US Army Nurse Corps in World War II, part 4 - Nursing Practice

Army Nursing in World War II – Nursing Practice

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 by Sarah Sundin
During World War II, members of the US Army Nurse Corps took care of the sick and wounded throughout the world, often in dangerous and difficult conditions. These brave women inspired four of my novels (A Memory Between Us and the Wings of the Nightingale series), so I’m sharing a four-part series on US Army nursing during the war. Part 1: Who Could Serve in the US Army Nurse Corps Part 2: Recruitment, Training, an... Read Article
US Army Nurse Corps in World War II, part 3 - Uniforms

Army Nursing in World War II – Uniforms

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 by Sarah Sundin
During World War II, members of the US Army Nurse Corps took care of the sick and wounded throughout the world, often in dangerous and difficult conditions. These brave women inspired four of my novels (A Memory Between Us and the Wings of the Nightingale series), so I’m sharing a four-part series on US Army nursing during the war. Part 1: Who Could Serve in the US Army Nurse Corps Part 2: Recruitment, Training... Read Article
The US Army Nurse Corps in World War II, part 2 - how were Army nurses recruited and trained, and what military rank they held.

Army Nursing in World War II – Training and Rank

Thursday, August 7, 2025 by Sarah Sundin
During World War II, members of the US Army Nurse Corps took care of the sick and wounded throughout the world, often in dangerous and difficult conditions. These brave women inspired four of my novels (A Memory Between Us and the Wings of the Nightingale series), so I’m sharing a four-part series on US Army nursing during the war. Part 1: Who Could Serve in the US Army Nurse Corps Part 2: Recruitment, Training... Read Article

Army Nursing in World War II – Who Could Serve

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 by Sarah Sundin
During World War II, members of the US Army Nurse Corps took care of the sick and wounded throughout the world, often in dangerous and difficult conditions. These brave women inspired four of my novels (A Memory Between Us and the Wings of the Nightingale series), so I’m sharing a four-part series on US Army nursing during the war. Part 1: Who Could Serve in the US Army Nurse Corps Part 2: Recruitment, Training... Read Article