[Flight Nurses and Servicemen Serving Cake At Anniversary Party]

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Photograph of two flight nurses, including Chief Nurse Lucy Wilson and Ivalee Holtz, and six servicemen at the 801st Medical Air Evacuation Squadron anniversary party at Guadalcanal in May of 1944. Several of the servicemen are helping themselves to cake and ice cream while the two flight nurses talk with several servicemen.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. May 27, 1944.

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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Established in 1967, the Museum honors the 8 million Americans who served in WWII in the Pacific Theater by sharing their stories with the world. Located in Fredericksburg in the restored Nimitz "Steamboat" Hotel, the Museum partners with the Texas Historical Commission to preserve the historical resources of the era.

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  • Main Title: [Flight Nurses and Servicemen Serving Cake At Anniversary Party]
  • Series Title: Ivalee Holtz Collection

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Photograph of two flight nurses, including Chief Nurse Lucy Wilson and Ivalee Holtz, and six servicemen at the 801st Medical Air Evacuation Squadron anniversary party at Guadalcanal in May of 1944. Several of the servicemen are helping themselves to cake and ice cream while the two flight nurses talk with several servicemen.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm.

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Lt. Ivalee Holtz served as an American civilian nurse from 1938-1942. She then became a flight nurse with the Medical Air Evacuation Transport 801st Squadron in France, the Philippines, and Solomon Islands from 1943 to 1945.

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National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive

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  • May 27, 1944

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[Flight Nurses and Servicemen Serving Cake At Anniversary Party], photograph, May 27, 1944; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1734882/: accessed December 9, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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