Greenfield Evelyn Barbara Whitlow

Monuments

Angels of Bataan and Corregidor – Army & Navy Nurse Memorial

Mt. Samat U.S. Army and Navy Nurse Corps Plaque

Name:

Evelyn Barbara Whitlow Greenfield

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

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Date of Death:

1994-06-03

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Cemetery:

Forest Lawn Mem'l Park (Hollywood Hills), CA

Plot:

Enduring Faith, Map D07, Lot 1588, Space 2

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Evelyn Barbara Whitlow Greenfield was born on April 17, 1916. She served in the military as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. Evelyn was one of the "Angels of Bataan and Corregidor” – the US Army and Navy Nurse Corps women who served in the Battle of the Philippines in 1941-42. When Bataan and Corregidor fell, 11 Navy nurses, 66 army nurses, and 1 nurse-anesthetist were captured and imprisoned in and around Manila. They continued to serve as nurses in various POW camps until they were finally liberated in February 1945. She died on June 3, 1994 at the age of 78 and is now buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA.