Influenced by her older brother Joseph Ornelas, a graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine, and a close friend, she attended St. Mary Mercy Hospital, School of Nursing. Following her acceptance, and in support of the National Defense health activities during WWII, the Hospital’s Director of Nursing invited Connie to enroll in the US Cadet Nurse Corp Program in 1942. She received her diploma on September 1, 1945.
Connie with a friend, 1942, CRA 453
Postcard, St. Mary Mercy Hospital, CRA 453
Class of 1945, St. Mary Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, CRA 453
Graduation Photograph, 1945, CRA 453
