Laura M. Cobb Military person

Laura Mae Cobb (May 11, 1892–September 27, 1981) was a member of the United States Navy Nurse Corps who served during World War II. She received numerous decorations for her actions during the defense of Manila and her 37 months as a POW of the Japanese, during which she continued to serve as Chief Nurse for ten other imprisoned Navy nurses—some of the "Angels of Bataan." She retired from the Nurse Corps as a Lieutenant Commander in 1947.

Personal facts

Laura M. Cobb
Birth dateMay 11, 1892
Birth place
Atchison Kansas
Date of deathSeptember 27, 1981
Place of death
Wichita Kansas
Resting place
Wichita Kansas

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allegianceUnited States Navy
award
Bronze Star Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
military operations
World War II
Battle of Bataan
military branch
United States Navy Nurse Corps
service start1918
service end1918

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