From her citation: "She remained at her post and continued caring for the wounded during a violent bombardment of the hospital of BUSSY-le-CHATEAU (France) the 15-15-17 and 18th of July."
I was anxious to go. Wanted to see what war was like (and did). I would have been ashamed to have been drafted. I saw the need and didn’t believe in waiting for a “personal invitation.”
Killed in the Battle of the Marne, Cristobal's fiancee completed the questionnaire, which included an exchange of correspondence with Goddard, as well as a detailed epilogue.
"I did not expect a picnic and it was what I looked for. The glory of war is all on canvas, but I therefore do not jump to the conclusion that there are not worse evils which only war can overcome."