Lt Vera Ann Lewis

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Vera Ann Lewis,  ANC N 752343

Born October 24, 1912 in Lowell, Massachusetts.

She is the daughter of John Rutledge who died in 1933 and Catherine Rutledge who died in 1961.

She was a part of seven siblings.

She lives in the family home located at 14 Bertha street in Lowell.

She received her nursing degree from Lowell Nursing College in 1933 at the age of 21.

She married William Lewis in 1936.

From 1933 to 1935 she worked in the private sector. 

From 1935 to 1939 she practiced in psychiatry.

From 1940 to 1943 she practiced obstetrics and surgery.

She separated from her husband and decided to join the army. 
She took her oath on October 2, 1943 and entered active service on October 20, 1943. She joined the 116th General Hospital at Camp Edward, Massachusetts.

In 1944 she was transferred to Camp Butner awaiting her departure for Europe.

She joined the 116th at Harrogate, UK in July 1944. She practiced psychiatry there until November 1945.

In September 1944, she was promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

She passed through the Philip Morris camp, Le Havre, before being transferred to Nuremberg with the 3rd Army.

In March 1947 she was demobilized at the honorable rank of captain. 

She returned to live in Lowell and married Roland Robbins of the US Navy,  the same year. 

They had a son, David. 

She worked at Lowell General Hospital in the operating room.

She subsequently joined the Board of Health and then the Solomon Mental Health Center before retiring.

She died in March 2003 at the age of 90.

She was a faithful member of the Sacré-Coeur Church in Lowell.