Interview of Marion Steinhilber on her 27 year career in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps
Marion Steinhilber talks about her 27 year career in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, including her service overseas in World War II. Steinhiber says that she went on active duty in April 1944 and was sent to Atlantic City for basic training and that her first duty station was at Halloran General Hospital on Staten Island. Steinhilber says that she first thought that she would be stationed in Europe, but soon found herself bound for India, by way of Newfoundland, Casablanca, Cairo, and Abadan Island. After landing in Calcutta, she says that she joined the 142nd General Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan and then later the 20th General Hospital in Ledo, India. She talks about life in Ledo, including surviving monsoons, her quarters, the food, the pests, the quality of life for nurses and treating American and Chinese troops. Steinhilber says she returned to the States soon after V-J Day and was "separated" from the Army in May 1946, but was never "discharged". Steinhilber also says that she later found out that she was considered to be on "inactive reserve" and was called up for active duty in 1951 as the Korean War heated up. Steinhilber is interviewed by Ruth Stewart assisted by Carol Habgood.
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- In Collections
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Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2003-10-21
- Interviewees
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Steinhilber, Marion Anna, 1922-2011
- Interviewers
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Stewart, Ruth F.
Habgood, Carol A., 1940-
- Contributors
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University of Texas at San Antonio. Libraries
- Subjects
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Steinhilber, Marion Anna, 1922-2011
United States. Army Nurse Corps
United States. Army
World War (1939-1945)
Armed Forces--Military life
Basic training (Military education)
Medical care
Military nursing
Military participation--Female
Veterans
Women veterans
India
New Jersey--Atlantic City
Pakistan
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
Interviews
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:48:58
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 35423
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b11894995
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