The Forgotten American POW - The Only US Servicewoman Captured by the Germans

She's not forgotten now after Mark Felton's army of subscribers watch this.

My great aunt was a US army nurse and was at Normandy and the Bulge. She's the only female WWII i've ever met. At the end of the war she was assigned to Nuremberg to treat and gaurd the wives and mistresses of the accused war criminals. She was a super cool lady. She passed away last year, 2020. Sadly, due to COVID, there was no funeral. Intetestingly, I have an aunt that was a US army nurse in Vietnam. And she's the only female Vietnam vet I've ever met.

I once met a woman in a parking lot that had a POW license plate. When she was about 12yo she was a POW of the Japanese in the Philippines. She was a US citizen.

One of my aunts served as an army nurse and did two tours of duty in the Vietnam war. We should never forget that every one of these Angels of mercy were all 100% volunteers. Their service should never be forgotten. God bless them all. No matter the brach or war they deserve our respect gratitude.

I find it amazing that Dr. Felton has several photos of Reba Whittle yet a major online encyclopaedia doesn’t have any photo of her. This shows the deep extent of Dr. Felton’s researches to bring us the comprehensive story of history so we may remember it correctly.

The women who walked through Albania sounds like it would make an excellent movie. Thanks for keeping the memories of the incredible women alive!

As a helicopter combat aircrew veteran of Iraq, I have a tremendous amount of respect for these flying nurses. It’s a shame that we did not properly recognize Lt. Whittle as a POW before her death.

This brings back memories. A dear family friend and co-worker of my mom was a battlefield nurse which followed Patton's 3rd Army in the European theater. In 1944 (1945?) her picture was actually on the cover of Life Magazine under the title "Shock Nurse". Some 35 years later, my mom was able to find/purchase a copy of that issue, had each page protected in plastic and gave it to her as a keepsake. She was quite a lady who always made us feel welcome when we would go to her place to play cards, board-games or just to talk. My mom and my younger brother were with her when she passed away.

As a retired Army Nurse, I want to thank you for shedding light on the sacrifices made by so many of my sisters in arms. R.I.P. Lt. Whittle.

Another winner of an episode, Dr. Felton. Now you have to do a whole episode dedicated to those 13 nurses who spent two months hiking out of Albania. That sounds incredible.

Thank you for this one. My mother was an army nurse in WWII. Those women were just so brave.

Thank you Mark Felton for this story. I never knew that there was one female POW during WW2. I also want to note how the Germans treated this lady. Nothing bad happened to her other than being shot down. She was actually protected by the Germans being employed as a nurse in the camp hospitals.

My great aunt was a nurse with the 29th Field Hospital in Europe during the war with the 7th Army. I luckily have dozens of photos of her and the things she saw

My grandmother was a Registered Nurse durring WWII and I remember her saying something about this woman many years ago.. As she would have said, "that lady was one tough bird!" It's truly sad she was not recognized as a POW and awarded that medal durring her lifetime! A remarkable woman in difficult times! We ALL need to remember it was not just men that played a critical part to win WWII. Thank you for this episode!

As an ex-Air Force Flight Nurse 1970-71, I had the honor of caring for our VietNam wounded on their last leg home (Elmendorf AFB, Alaska to Dover AFB). Thank you for this stimulating, historical story of my predicesor s of WW2. 2nd Lt. Whittle deserved more than a purple heart, as did the other FN Officers. Glad to hear the Germans treated her decently. My idols all.

I teach US history at a community college. Your videos have added much detail to many lectures. Students love learning about things never presented before. Thanks so much.

This is why I watch your videos. True, unbiased WW2 history. You don't sugarcoat anything or blow things out of proportion. You simply tell it the way it actually happened.

My Mother landed with the first wave at Anzio. Their tent hospital facilities were well marked with red crosses. The Italians and Germans respected the red crosses for the most part. They were in far more danger from short rounds and spent AA shells landing among them. A fair number were killed by "friendly fire.

I worked with Navy Nurses and I was in awe of them, amazing people. I owe my life to a Navy Nurse and a Corpsman.

I don’t know how you continue to find these fascinating, usually unheard of, WW2 Stories but please don’t stop. You’re a treasure here on YouTube. Thanks Mark!