The Story of Edna Adams

Major Adams was the most senior female officer on her troop transport ship that she took back to the us. A group of white nurses objected to this, saying that they had their own white major who they argued should be in charge. She explained to them that she would not be leaving the ship, but that if it was so important to them to be under the command of a white officer, they were welcome to disembark and go home later. After the war, manny, the sixth tripolate used the g i bill to go to college or graduate school,. This included major adams, who was ed to lieutenant colonel before leaving the service. That was the highest rank that it was possible for