Two nurses wearing fatigue uniforms talking beside a Free France Army ambulance in Lessay, France during World War 2. In a bivouac shelter area, a nurse shows a paper to another nurse who is combing her hair. The nurse with paper is also smoking a cigarette. Symbols on the ambulance include the French tricolor flag, the Free France symbol, the Red Cross and the Caduceus symbol (a short staff entwined by two serpents surmounted by wings). The nurse with cigarette helps fix the other nurse’s hair. Nurse combing her hair beside the ambulance. A nurse eating from a bowl under a tree. A nurse laughs while having lunch from a mess gear and sitting on the grass. Two nurses carry a stretcher from a bivouac area to an ambulance.
Nurses wearing fatigue uniforms in a bivouac area in Lessay, France during World War 2. French nurses drink from mugs while sitting on the grass. A bicolor “Tuxedo” cat sitting on a nurse’s lap. Nurse playing with cat sitting on her lap. A group of French nurses examine a map. Some French nurses point out places on the map. A nurse washes her face using a washcloth dipped with water from a helmet used as a bucket. Nurse dries her face with cloth.
Nurses wearing fatigue uniforms in a bivouac area in Lessay, France during World War 2. Two nurses fill up a truck’s tank with gasoline. A French nurse puts boot gaiters on. Nurses assist a Red Cross ambulance. A nurse closes door of Red Cross truck, a Dodge WC54. A French nurse eating from a mess kit and sitting on the grass. A nurse carries two Jerrycan fuel containers. A nurse carrying bags. Two nurses walking toward ambulances.
French nurses of the French ambulance unit “Rochambeau”, a component of the De Gaullist Division, in Lessay, France during World War 2. French nurses roll out camouflage nets on the field in Normandy. Red Cross ambulances are parked nearby. Two French nurses roll camouflage nets together. A French nurse ties a roll of camouflage net on top of a truck. Two French nurses eat with their mess kits while sitting on the grass. A woman tries to spoon feed a toddler. A nurse gets the spoon from the woman and attempts to spoon feed the stubborn toddler.