Evelyn Violet Guthridge

Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Evelyn Guthridge was born on March 10, 1936, in Correctionville, Iowa, and died on June 5, 2013, in San Antonio, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Edna Guthridge, and two brothers, Lewis and Roland. Survivors include her sister, Irene Bibler; her brothers, Marvin, Russell, Troy, and Vernon; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear friends. She graduated from St. Joseph Mercy School of Nursing in Sioux City, Iowa. She began her 23-year military career at the aeromedical staging facility at Brooks Air Force Base, TX. She earned her flight nurse wings at the School of Aerospace Medicine and went on to serve as a flight nurse at Travis Air Force Base, California. During the war in Vietnam, she was assigned to the 57th Aeromedical Squadron at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. She assisted in the evacuation of casualties from Vietnam to US military hospitals on the east coast. In 1973 she transferred to the Army and served in nursing administrative positions at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio and at the United States Army Hospital in Augsburg, Germany, as Chief, Department of Nursing. She retired at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on April 8, 1982. Her decorations included the Air Medal with First Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Air Force Longevity Award with Second Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with First Oak Leaf Cluster, Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, and Expert Badge (Small Arms). She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Incarnate Word University, San Antonio, Texas. After her retirement, she attended Parsons School of Design in New York City and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Funeral Service will be held on Monday, June 10, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Fort Sam Houston Main Chapel, San Antonio, Texas. Interment with full military honors will take place at Good Hope Cemetery, Correctionville, Iowa.

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