Among those playing in the game "somewhere in New Guinea" was Iowan Irene Austin, a second lieutenant in the army nurses corps, Grinnell. Members of the nurses team were, left to right: first row -- Lieutenants Ellen Ashbridge, Helen McEvoy, Grace Burris, Julia Bartley and Lucille Janough. Back Row - Jane Black, American Red Cross; Lieutenants Francis Trempus and Betty Pearson; Mary Louis, American Red Cross; and Lieutenant Austin.
Source: The Des Moines Register, January 14, 1944 (photo included)
