Show Women's omens Hospital UnTo UniT Uni Un UniTo T To Use Parachutes By Dy M. M E. E BARKER DARKER LOS ANGELES Aug 27 UP UPI UPI- AThe The California state California state guard is re recruiting recruiting recruiting re- re a hospital battalion of of women parachutists to land complete complete complete com com- ambulance sections behind battle lines The women will be equipped to give blood transfusions from powdered powdered powdered pow pow- dered or liquid blood also dropped from planes and to administer administer administer ad ad- minister other treatment to war casualties ordinarily available only at field hospitals So far as I know nothing of the sort has ever been attempted either by the United States army or in the present war said Major Major Major Ma Ma- jor Frank G. G Nolan of ot the California California California Cali Cali- fornia state guard medical corps He has been placed in command of two battalions one of women the other of men of I Its purely an exp experiment which I believe the federal government government government gov gov- should take cognizance The state guard should provide a good proving ground for the tryout try- try out Nolan Major-Nolan has received applications applications applications ap ap- from half a dozen trained women parachute jumpers jump jump- ers and from nine women fliers filers holding pilots' pilots licenses He has enlisted 89 women of the personnel personnel personnel per per- of required for the four companies one of which will consist of negroes Well get the pick of available women but only one in 50 willbe will willbe willbe be able to qualify from the standpoint standpoint standpoint stand stand- point of physical condition and capabilities he said Ten per percent percent percent cent of 1000 women available are are re graduate nurses unavailable for forthe forthe forthe the army and navy which accept only unmarried women as nurses As parachute jumpers however however however how how- ever only women from 18 to 40 90 and without children or other dependents dependents dependents de de- de- de will be accepted Married Married Married Mar Mar- ried women will have to obtain the written consent of their bands From 5 to 10 30 per cent of e t company of the mens men's hos hose battalion as well a. a as the wo wom i will be trained for parac work Major Nolan Each Each parachute section will c of two male medical offic two graduate nurses two fen felT radio operators two assistant dio operators four to six ski female technicians and five ten male hospital corpsmen They will know what toas to toas toas as soon as they hit the Major Nolan explained Won ed men can be given or other needed treatment on field thus avoiding shock Ir lr dent to their removal to l I dressing stations or or hospitals i fore it Is re received i In addition to the usual tr ing for members of ot ambula units the women recruits will given infantry drill phys ploys training including jiu jitsu mask drill including treat of gas casualties and train tram in military science and strate reading and the map use of sn so arms Including automatic rl They might might have to de del themselves Major Nolan In this war war m med troops are being shot down downy same as infantrymen n. n Some of the women will trained motor mechanics so tl can determine whether am lances can be repaired on field or must be abandoned will be taught to build SIT sir bridges and construct pontoon The women will receive tre tra ing two nights each week Tj T will furnish their own costing about 20 each and s receive no pay unless they called into active service which event they w would uld be p the same as men |