Helen Burns, interviewed by Lacey Stone and Ellen Geraghty

Series

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Maine Women Veterans Oral History Project collected oral interviews with women veterans through a collaborative effort of the Maine commission on women veterans, the Maine Studies program at UMaine, and the Women Studies program at UMaine. Includes WWII, Vietnam, and Desert Storm.

Dates

Creation: 2000-2003

Creator

Stone, Lacey (Person)
Geraghty, Ellen (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 68 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

NA3202 Helen Burns, interviewed by Lacey Stone and Ellen Geraghty, November 9, 2000, Bangor, Maine. Helen talks about joining the Army Nurses Corps in May of 1945; serving in Camp Lee, VA, Frederick, MD, Phoenixville, PA, San Francisco, CA and Yokohama, Japan. Text: 12 pp. transcript. Recording: mfc_na3202_c2303_01 (C 2303). Time: 00:34:36. Photographs: p14533, p14534. Restrictions: None.