Gertrude Esteros was born in 1914 in Minnesota. In 1941 she joined the American Red Cross and was assigned to the 37th Field Hospital unit. In late 1942, she was sent to the South Pacific and had duty stations in New Guinea and in the Philippines. Following V-J Day Gertrude returned to the US and resigned from the Red Cross. She then took a teaching position at a Minnesota University and remained on faculty until retiring in 1980.
Publisher: Gertrude Esteros, used with permission.
Dates: 1941–1945
