Everyday Patriot

Lieutenant Colonel Juanita Redmond Hipps was born July 1, 1912, in Swansea, South Carolina.  She received her nurse's training from the South Carolina State Hospital. Lieutenant Colonel Juanita Hipps entered the Army Nurses Corps in 1936 and was initially stationed at the Hot Springs Army Hospital. She was transferred to Manilla and was in the Philippines when World War II erupted. She served in the hospitals at Bataan and Corregidor, being one of only eight nurses that managed to escape before the surrender of Corregidor. Lieutenant Colonel Juanita Redmond Hipps assisted in establishing the US Air Corps Flight Nurse Program. For her actions during WWII, she received a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, and three Presidential Unit Citations. Lieutenant Colonel Juanita Hipps wrote about her experiences in her book "I Served on Bataan," which was later used as the basis for the movie "So Proudly We Hail." She married retired General William Hipps, and their s...

Major Edwin Powell Hubble was born November 20, 1889, in Marshfield, Missouri. He loved science fiction books,  his favorite being 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.  Major Edwin Hubble was also incredibly athletic and broke the Illinois State High Jump record in High School. He went to the University of Chicago, graduating in 1910. Then, moving on to Oxford, Major Edwin Hubble graduated in 1913 after studying philosophy and receiving his Jurisprudence. Returning to the University of Chicago, he graduated with a doctorate in Astronomy.   Major Edwin Hubble postponed a position at the Mount Wilson Observatory, which contained the world's largest telescope, to enlist during World War I, obtaining the rank of Major in the 86th Infantry.  Major Edwin Hubble was deployed in September 1918, returning in August 1919. The 86th Infantry remained near Bordeaux. After his discharge, he worked at the Mount Wilson Observatory until 1942. Then, he left to wor...