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Helen Fairchild, World War I Nurse

Helen Fairchild served as a nurse in Europe, and died of an ulcer which was probably a result of poisonous gases used by the Germans against the allies.
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Army Nurse Helen Fairchild

Bethanne Kelly Patrick profiles Helen Fairchild and her brief career as a nurse in World War I.

Helen Fairchild

A hyperlinked profile of Helen Fairchild, including excerpts from several of her letters home.

Gravesite of Helen Fairchild

Photograph of the grave marker of Helen Fairchild in the Somme American Military Cemetery, France, with a profile of Fairchild and her service.

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