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03203aam a22005658i 4500 001 A370294AC78111EC88DDE91452ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220429010010 008 191107s2020 mnu 000 0beng 010 $a 2019044332 020 $a 155778941X 020 $a 9781557789419 035 $a (OCoLC)1129394006 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCL $d OCLCO $d LJW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a D807.U6 $b C67 2020 082 00 $a 940.54/7573 $2 23 100 1 $a Copeland, Jeffrey S. $q (Jeffrey Scott), $d 1953- $e author. 245 10 $a Lt. Elsie Ott's top secret mission : $b the WWII flight nurse pioneer of aeromedical evacuation (medevac) / $c by Jeffrey S. Copeland. 246 30 $a WWII flight nurse pioneer of aeromedical evacuation (medevac) 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a [St. Paul] : $b Paragon House, $c 2020. 300 $a 209 pages ; $c 21 cm 505 0 $a "No Use Worrying" -- "All Her Fault" -- Sabotage! -- Boom Boom -- Moments of Relief -- Forget the Parachutes -- No Firing Squad Today -- Under Fire -- Pirates -- Farewell, Able Mabel -- A Big Gamble -- "Why Us?" -- Roadblocks -- "Hold Your Breath" -- Vindications. 520 $a "Lt. Elsie Ott's historic, top-secret aeromedical evacuation mission in January of 1943 helped pave the way for a dramatic change in how wounded soldiers received vital medical care. Lt. Ott was given the task of transporting five severely wounded and ill soldiers from Karachi, India to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. During this grueling journey, she and her patients faced German fighter planes, guerilla snipers, altitude challenges, logistical complications, and more."-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Ott, Elsie S., $d 1913-2006. 650 0 $a Aviation nursing $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Transport of sick and wounded $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Participation, Female. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Medical care. 610 10 $a United States. $b Army Nurse Corps $x History. 610 10 $a United States. $b Army Air Forces $x History. 650 0 $a Nurses $z United States $v Biography. 610 17 $a United States. $b Army Air Forces. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00549671 610 17 $a United States. $b Army Nurse Corps. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00518392 650 7 $a Military participation $x Female. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01353719 650 7 $a Medical care. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01013753 650 7 $a Aviation nursing. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00824370 650 7 $a Nurses. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01041618 650 7 $a Transport of sick and wounded. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01154957 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i Online version: $a Copeland, Jeffrey S., 1953- $t Lt. Elsie Ott's top secret mission $b First edition. $d [St. Paul] : Paragon House, 2020. $z 9781610831222 $w (DLC) 2019044333 941 $a 1 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20220429010314.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A370294AC78111EC88DDE91452ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b LJWInitiate Another SILO Locator Search