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United States Army Nurse in World War I. She was born in West Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1888, and was a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, when she was appointed to the US Army Nurse Corps, December 14, 1912. Nurse Aubert was first assigned to and became Chief Nurse at Fort McPherson, in Atlanta, Georgia. She was reassigned to Walter Reed Army Hospital in June, 1918 just before the outbreak of the Spanish Flu epidemic. She worked tirelessly to care for hundreds of seriously wounded casualties of World War I sent to Walter Reed for medical attention, and also when they were infected with the Flu epidemic. Pursuant to a reorganization of the Army Nurse Corps, Nurse Aubert and two other Chief Nurses of the Army Nurse Corps, were promoted to the grade of Assistant Superintendent, Army Nurse Corps, September 5, 1918, and assigned to duty in the office of the Surgeon General. She fell ill on October 2, 1918, with bronchopneumonia, attributed to extreme fatigue due to overwork, and died at Walter Reed Army Hospital four days later. Much beloved and mourned by her patients and medical colleagues, six Army nurses served as honorary pallbearers. Members of the medical corps carried Aubert’s casket. She was buried with honors the morning of October 9.
Nurse Aubert was a posthumous recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for her nursing work in World War I. The medal was presented to her mother, Grace Aubert, in San Francisco, California, in 1923:
General Orders Number 9
War Department, Washington, D.C.
March 25, 1923
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal (Posthumously) to
Lillian Aubert, Chief Nurse, U.S. Army Nurse Corps,
for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility. As Assistant Superintendent, Army Nurse Corps, in the office of the Surgeon General during World War I, Chief Nurse Aubert rendered services of the highest order. By her devotion to duty and great efficiency at a time when members of the Army Nurse Corps were being enrolled, equipped, and assigned to both overseas and home service she made an invaluable contribution to the work of the Medical Department in caring for the sick. She was taken ill while on duty on 2 October 1918 and died 6 October 1918, of pneumonia, in line of duty, as a result of overwork.
United States Army Nurse in World War I. She was born in West Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1888, and was a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, when she was appointed to the US Army Nurse Corps, December 14, 1912. Nurse Aubert was first assigned to and became Chief Nurse at Fort McPherson, in Atlanta, Georgia. She was reassigned to Walter Reed Army Hospital in June, 1918 just before the outbreak of the Spanish Flu epidemic. She worked tirelessly to care for hundreds of seriously wounded casualties of World War I sent to Walter Reed for medical attention, and also when they were infected with the Flu epidemic. Pursuant to a reorganization of the Army Nurse Corps, Nurse Aubert and two other Chief Nurses of the Army Nurse Corps, were promoted to the grade of Assistant Superintendent, Army Nurse Corps, September 5, 1918, and assigned to duty in the office of the Surgeon General. She fell ill on October 2, 1918, with bronchopneumonia, attributed to extreme fatigue due to overwork, and died at Walter Reed Army Hospital four days later. Much beloved and mourned by her patients and medical colleagues, six Army nurses served as honorary pallbearers. Members of the medical corps carried Aubert’s casket. She was buried with honors the morning of October 9.
Nurse Aubert was a posthumous recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for her nursing work in World War I. The medal was presented to her mother, Grace Aubert, in San Francisco, California, in 1923:
General Orders Number 9
War Department, Washington, D.C.
March 25, 1923
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal (Posthumously) to
Lillian Aubert, Chief Nurse, U.S. Army Nurse Corps,
for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility. As Assistant Superintendent, Army Nurse Corps, in the office of the Surgeon General during World War I, Chief Nurse Aubert rendered services of the highest order. By her devotion to duty and great efficiency at a time when members of the Army Nurse Corps were being enrolled, equipped, and assigned to both overseas and home service she made an invaluable contribution to the work of the Medical Department in caring for the sick. She was taken ill while on duty on 2 October 1918 and died 6 October 1918, of pneumonia, in line of duty, as a result of overwork.
Biography below written by (THR)
United States Army Nurse in World War I. She was born in West Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1888, and was a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, when she was appointed to the US Army Nurse Corps, December 14, 1912. Nurse Aubert was first assigned to and became Chief Nurse at Fort McPherson, in Atlanta, Georgia. She was reassigned to Walter Reed Army Hospital in June, 1918 just before the outbreak of the Spanish Flu epidemic. She worked tirelessly to care for hundreds of seriously wounded casualties of World War I sent to Walter Reed for medical attention, and also when they were infected with the Flu epidemic. Pursuant to a reorganization of the Army Nurse Corps, Nurse Aubert and two other Chief Nurses of the Army Nurse Corps, were promoted to the grade of Assistant Superintendent, Army Nurse Corps, September 5, 1918, and assigned to duty in the office of the Surgeon General. She fell ill on October 2, 1918, with bronchopneumonia, attributed to extreme fatigue due to overwork, and died at Walter Reed Army Hospital four days later. Much beloved and mourned by her patients and medical colleagues, six Army nurses served as honorary pallbearers. Members of the medical corps carried Aubert’s casket. She was buried with honors the morning of October 9.
Nurse Aubert was a posthumous recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for her nursing work in World War I. The medal was presented to her mother, Grace Aubert, in San Francisco, California, in 1923:
General Orders Number 9
War Department, Washington, D.C.
March 25, 1923
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal (Posthumously) to
Lillian Aubert, Chief Nurse, U.S. Army Nurse Corps,
for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility. As Assistant Superintendent, Army Nurse Corps, in the office of the Surgeon General during World War I, Chief Nurse Aubert rendered services of the highest order. By her devotion to duty and great efficiency at a time when members of the Army Nurse Corps were being enrolled, equipped, and assigned to both overseas and home service she made an invaluable contribution to the work of the Medical Department in caring for the sick. She was taken ill while on duty on 2 October 1918 and died 6 October 1918, of pneumonia, in line of duty, as a result of overwork.
United States Army Nurse in World War I. She was born in West Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1888, and was a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, when she was appointed to the US Army Nurse Corps, December 14, 1912. Nurse Aubert was first assigned to and became Chief Nurse at Fort McPherson, in Atlanta, Georgia. She was reassigned to Walter Reed Army Hospital in June, 1918 just before the outbreak of the Spanish Flu epidemic. She worked tirelessly to care for hundreds of seriously wounded casualties of World War I sent to Walter Reed for medical attention, and also when they were infected with the Flu epidemic. Pursuant to a reorganization of the Army Nurse Corps, Nurse Aubert and two other Chief Nurses of the Army Nurse Corps, were promoted to the grade of Assistant Superintendent, Army Nurse Corps, September 5, 1918, and assigned to duty in the office of the Surgeon General. She fell ill on October 2, 1918, with bronchopneumonia, attributed to extreme fatigue due to overwork, and died at Walter Reed Army Hospital four days later. Much beloved and mourned by her patients and medical colleagues, six Army nurses served as honorary pallbearers. Members of the medical corps carried Aubert’s casket. She was buried with honors the morning of October 9.
Nurse Aubert was a posthumous recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for her nursing work in World War I. The medal was presented to her mother, Grace Aubert, in San Francisco, California, in 1923:
General Orders Number 9
War Department, Washington, D.C.
March 25, 1923
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal (Posthumously) to
Lillian Aubert, Chief Nurse, U.S. Army Nurse Corps,
for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility. As Assistant Superintendent, Army Nurse Corps, in the office of the Surgeon General during World War I, Chief Nurse Aubert rendered services of the highest order. By her devotion to duty and great efficiency at a time when members of the Army Nurse Corps were being enrolled, equipped, and assigned to both overseas and home service she made an invaluable contribution to the work of the Medical Department in caring for the sick. She was taken ill while on duty on 2 October 1918 and died 6 October 1918, of pneumonia, in line of duty, as a result of overwork.
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