While the southernmost county on the North Carolina coast shares features similar to other coastal counties, its historic destinations, charming towns and recent rapid growth help make it unique.
VAntage Point
Dr. Margaret Craighill: First woman doctor to receive military commission
She was also VA’s first female physician
In December 1941, the United States entered the Second World War following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Women across the country signed on to help the war effort just as they had done during the First World War. One of these women was Dr. Margaret Craighill, who relinquished her duties as dean of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia to pursue military service.
Dr. Margaret Craighill
Craighill was the first woman doctor to receive a military commission. She was responsible for inspecting the “field conditions of all women in the United States Army.”