Christine Kemp
Christine Kemp was one of six nurses in the second Hawaii Red Cross unit that
Christine Kemp was one of six nurses in the second Hawaii Red Cross unit that
Chestain Johnston also served in the Russian Island Hospital after arriving in Vladivostok as part
Elizabeth McMenamin, another member of the second Hawaii unit, was deployed to Russian Island Hospital
Ruth Benedict was part of the first large group of Hawaii volunteers to join the
Jeanette Searight served as a clerical worker with the American Red Cross in Siberia. Part
Lillian Fitzpatrick volunteered as a nurse in Siberia as part of the first Hawaii unit.
During World War I, Helen Kingsbury assisted Dr. W. D. Baldwin manage the Refugee Hospital
Known affectionately as “Rookie Sam Johnson,” Brigadier General Samuel I. Johnson was a driving force
Governor Lucius E. Pinkham played a central role in Hawaii’s approach to military preparedness and
Captain R. P. Harbold, an officer in the 25th Infantry, served as an Inspector-Instructor for