After a 12 day boat ride from the US to Liverpool, England, Phillips cared for injured soldiers from D-Day. Phillips and the rest of her unit traveled to Normandy to care for injured soldiers. She worked for 12 hours a day, caring for the sick and injured ( Engelman). She took care of people after the Normandy invasion, and people injured by buzz bombs, which were explosives the Germans dropped. Like Bradley, Phillips worked hard to get American soldiers back on the field to fight for the Allies. By working fast she was able to help many people get back to fighting to help the US win the war (Atwood). By working hard and healing injured and sick like Bradley, Phillips added to the number of Americans fighting against the Axis Powers. Without the number of people who were healed at the hands of Phillips and her counterparts, the wars outcome could have been …show more content…
Hall sent a total of 37 intelligence reports, oversaw 27 parachute drops, and trained a total of 1500 resistance fighters (Elder). She alo saved the lives of agents in prison and downed pilots. Hall collected large amounts of crucial information and sent it back to American and British headquarters. Throughout her time as a spy Hall “managed dozens of acts of sabotage that disrupted German logistics and reinforcements,” (Elder). Hall was able to do many things that males could not complete during the war, and she did it all with one false leg. For her hard work, courage, and importance Hall received the Distinguished Service Cross, which is the second highest military service award given by the United States