Nurse POWs in the Philippines

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This paper details the eyewitness account of the author who kept a journal during her time as a prisoner of war in a concentration camp in the Philippines. This paper details the events that led to the imprisonment of the nurses who were held captive for four years. This paper discusses the conditions under which the nurses were kept during their imprisonment. The author recounts the lack of food and proper medical care during her confinement. Danner's book also delves into the specific people that left a lasting impression on her during her ordeal, including Miss Redecker, the nursing supervisor in charge of the nurses in the POW camp. Danner contends that throughout the ordeal Miss Redecker maintained her dignity and always made a point of treating everyone fairly.

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"Miss Redeker, the nursing supervisor in charge of the 12 nurses, stands out as an excellent "boss" and administrator. Throughout the ordeal she maintains dignity and deals with the nurses fairly. She "takes care of them" in the sense that whatever she gets, she shares with them a shanty at one point in the story which she makes available for their use despite her own need for privacy. At one point she works a miracle and gets some money for them: "One evening Miss Redecker came into our room and said solemnly, 'Twenty-five pesos for each of us.' 'Oh, how nice,' Julia said. 'And who do we thank for this?' 'If you do not ask, I will not have to answer,' the chief nurse said, and that was that. It wasn't much, but money meant replenishing the most basic of necessities." At the same time Miss Redecker is very firm and maintains strong discipline. The young nurses obey her unfailingly. When Miss Redecker suggests that they all work every day, for example, despite the fact they do not have to, all the nurses agree."

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