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  Jane Delano
Jane Arminda Delano was born in 1862 in Montour Falls, New York to George and Mary Ann Wright Delano.
Delano had no recollection of her father, who apparently died of yellow fever in Louisiana while serving as a Union soldier in the Civil War.
Jane Delano assumed her duties in the surgeon general's office on 12 August 1909.
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 Jane Arminda Delano, Director, Army Nurse Corps
In 1909, Miss Delano was appointed superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps.
Miss Delano remained on the home front during the war to handle the administration of the overseas nursing operation and to design an expanded postwar domestic Red Cross nursing program.
Jane Delano was posthumously awarded the Red Cross Distinguished Service Medal in gold, and A monument was constructed in her honor, which stands in the Arlington National Cemetery over the nurses section.
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 Jane Delano Biography
Jane Arminda Delano born March 12 1862 in Montour Falls New York United States – died April 15 1919 in Savenay Loire-Atlantique France was a nurse and founder of the American Red Cross Nursing Service.
In 1898 during the Spanish-American War Jane Delano became a member of the New York Chapter of the American Red Cross and served as the secretary for the enrollment of nurses.
Jane Delano died in France while on a Red Cross mission and was interred in a cemetery in the Loire Valley.
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 Ezekiel Delano - Lenora Marcy Delano
Hopestill Delano was born on 19 Jun 1735.
Icabod Delano was born on 7 Jun 1735.
Jane Delano was born in 1685 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA.
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 Jane Delano Information
A descendant of one of the first settlers to America, Philippe de la Noye (Delano) (1602-1681), whose offspring include Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jane Delano attended Cook Academy, a Baptist boarding school in her hometown then studied nursing at the Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing in New York City where she graduated in 1886.
In 1898, during the Spanish-American War, Jane Delano became a member of the New York Chapter of the American Red Cross and served as the secretary for the enrollment of nurses.
Jane Delano died in France while on a Red Cross mission and was interred in a cemetery in the Loire Valley.
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 Jobs Los Angeles - Research Informative Employment Articles
Delano’s strategies for preparing nurses for national emergencies were successful: at the outbreak of World War I in 1914, there were 8,000 Red Cross nurses ready.
Delano was on official Red Cross business in France inspecting base hospitals in 1919 when she became ill and passed away at the age of 57.
The goals of this society named in Delano’s honor are to promote the professionalism of nursing, to assist with recruitment of nurses, and to contribute policy deliberations regarding critical nursing issues.
www.workingworld.com /magazine/viewarticle.asp?articleno=357&wn=1   (505 words)

  
 Nursing Spectrum- Career Fitness Online
Delano was born in 1862 in Montour Falls, N.Y., as a descendant of a colonial family.
Delano’s first experience with the Red Cross began during the Spanish-American War in 1898 when she served as secretary for the enrollment of nurses.
The Jane Delano Society was formed in 1990 by the National Nursing Advisory Committee, now the National Nursing Committee of the American Red Cross, and is named in honor of Jane Delano, the founder of the American Red Cross Nursing Service.
community.nursingspectrum.com /MagazineArticles/article.cfm?AID=25185   (787 words)

  
 Delano family information - Search.com
The Delano family in America was founded by Philippe Delano (de la Noye), a 19-year-old Huguenot Pilgrim who arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts on November 11, 1621 on the ship Fortune.
A teenage Philippe Delano became a member of the Leiden Walloon church and joined the congregation established by the Pilgrims from Plymouth, England.
In 1623 Philippe Delano received a land grant in Plymouth but sold this property in 1627 and moved to Duxborough where in 1634 he married Hester Dewsbury (1613-1657).
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 Rev William Worcester - Person Page 85
She was the daughter of Phillip Delano and Hester Dewsbery.
     Philip Delano was the son of Phillip Delano and Hester Dewsbery.
     Thomas Delano was the son of Phillip Delano and Hester Dewsbery.
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 Lucretia Hubbard Delano - Sarah Delano
Lydia Delano was born on 12 Jul 1723.
Martha Delano was born in 1680 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA.
Philip Delano III was born in 1678 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA.
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 American Red Cross Museum
Born March 12, 1862, near Townsend, Schuyler County, New York, Jane Delano was a member of a Massachusetts family whose ancestry dates back to colonial times.
Delano's first opportunity to perform public service nursing came in 1888, when she served as superintendent of a Jacksonville, Florida hospital treating victims of a yellow fever epidemic.
Henry P. Davison, a leader of the American Red Cross during World War I, praised the contributions Jane Delano made to the nursing profession at the time of her death.
www.redcross.org /museum/history/janedelano.asp   (1165 words)

  
 Burn'Em Up O'Connor Movie Poster
But, natch, Jane's a little peaved that O'Connor caused the wreck and roll-over of her sedan, and she eventually jumps into the cockpit of O'Connor's Midget racer and takes-off down the road into town.
So, even though Pinky Delano's race team is battling a huge racing "jinx" of some sort, they load-up the two Delano Rockets in a (Lionel) train box-car, and they all head-out for the big race at Indy.
Jane Delano, observes this "heart-to-heart" conversation between the two fellas, and is finally VERY appreciative of Jerry for attempting to save Pinky's racing team.
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 Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Jane Delano was born on March 12, 1862, in Townsend, NY.
In 1888, Delano went to Bisbee in southeastern Arizona to set up a hospital for the care of copper miners and their families during a typhoid fever epidemic.
Delano’s name was bestowed on the nursing residence hall at Walter Reed Army General Hospital in Washington, DC, and on numerous American Legion posts.
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 NurseZone - Feature Stories - Spotlight on nurses - Archive
Born on March 12, 1862, in Townsend, New York, Delano’s efforts to bring nursing to the forefront of the American Red Cross organization—even helping to make the Red Cross nurse a vital national symbol—are still celebrated more than 80 years after her death.
In addition to her efforts, Delano also developed Red Cross courses in elementary hygiene and home care of the sick for which she co-authored a textbook.
Delano, who helped nurses to be recognized as full members of the medical profession and who helped the American Red Cross Nursing Service to be recognized as the nursing reserve for the Army and Navy, will always be remembered in history as a strong and uplifting spirit for the sake of nurses.
www.nursezone.com /stories/SpotlightOnNurses.asp?articleID=10198   (519 words)

  
 Statue / monument of Jane Delano in Washington DC by Sculptor Robert Tait McKenzie
The memorial honors Delano and 296 nurses who lost their lives during World War I. The figure represents the spirit of nursing.
Delano is buried in Section 21 of Arlington National Cemetery, a section known as the "Nurses Section".
At the top of the hill in Section 21 is another memorial to Delano and her nurses.
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 Kymm Coveney's Ancestry - Person Page 90
Philip Delano was FOUNDER in 1662 at Middleborough.
Hester Dewsbury married Philip Delano, son of Jan de Lannoy and Marie Mahieu, on 19 December 1634 at Plymouth Colony; Leyden / Duxbury / Plymouth / Bridgewater / Middleborough.
Jonathan Dunham married Mary Delano, daughter of Philip Delano and Mary Pontus, on 29 November 1655 at Plymouth Colony; Plymouth.
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