At the start of WWII, Mary Beth runs off to join the army and be a nurse.  She is stationed at an army hospital in Hawaii.  Dr. Winer, the arrogant chief of surgery was determined to make Mary Beth his wife. After multiple failed attempts at proposing, Mary Beth received her orders and left without a goodbye. After fifteen years he found her and with the help of a lowly taxi driver and his wife Dr. Winer figured out where he went wrong in his previous proposals.