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Augusta Marie Chiwy (6 June 1921 – 23 August 2015) was a Belgian nurse who was a volunteer during the Siege of Bastogne in 1944. She worked with the U.S. Army physician John Prior and with fellow Belgian nurse Renée Lemaire, treating injured soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge.
In December 1944, Renée Lemaire returned to Bastogne to visit her parents, and was trapped when the Germans launched their Ardennes offensive on 16 December 1944. Along with nurse Augusta Chiwy, she volunteered at an aid station for the American 20th Armored Infantry Battalion on 21 December 1944.
Aug 25, 2015 · Augusta Chiwy, a Belgian nurse whose unsung bravery in saving countless American soldiers wounded in the Battle of the Bulge was belatedly celebrated in 2011, died on Sunday near Brussels. She...
I stumbled upon the Nurse’s of Bastogne Memorial on the outskirts of town. It featured Renée Lemaire & Augusta Chiwy. I’m glad they were honoured and their contributions acknowledged.
Sep 4, 2015 · While doing research on World War II veterans in 2007, Martin King came across a story about “a black nurse” who served in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge.
Sep 3, 2015 · Augusta Chiwy, a World War Two Belgian veteran nurse who saved the lives of numerous US Soldiers in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944 has died at the age of 94. She featured in the book and US television series ‘Band of Brothers’ and was played by a nurse called ‘Anna’ from the Congo in Africa.
Augusta Chiwy made strong efforts to compensate Lemaire’s death until the end of the siege. It is only 65 years after that her story became known. Historian Martin King, specialized in the Battle of the Bulge, was able to trace her tracks and she shared her story with him.
