"...That evening I decided to edit the box of letters..."

Sally Hitchcock Pullman

Detail from Cover of Memoir War: World War, 1939-1945 Branch: Army Nurse Corps Unit: 126th General Hospital Service Location: Hollandia (New Guinea); Southern Philippines Rank: First Lieutenant Place of Birth: Bristol, CT

Sitting in the piano bar at the Top of the Mark restaurant in San Francisco, Sally Hitchcock Pullman is yanked back by the music to memories of World War II in the Southwest Pacific. Her letters to her Mom and Dad bring us a poignant account of her pride in nursing, and her huge contribution to the welfare of more than 27,000 patients in the field. Her collection is humorously punctuated by hand-drawn sketches of the beauties and perils of Army life in New Guinea and the Philippines.