Nurse Helen Fairchild: Killed in Action?

Nurse Helen Fairchild: Killed in Action?

Directed by Eliciana Nascimento

Bravery, compassion and the will to save lives motivated the young Nurse Helen Fairchild to leave home in Pennsylvania and embark on a journey to Europe, where she served as a surgical nurse during World War I before dying on the front lines.

Nurse Helen Fairchild: Killed in Action?
  • Nurse Helen Fairchild: Killed in Action?

    Directed by Eliciana Nascimento

    Bravery, compassion and the will to save lives motivated the young Nurse Helen Fairchild to leave home in Pennsylvania and embark on a journey to Europe, where she served as a surgical nurse during World War I before dying on the front lines.

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