Interview of Elizabeth King Brown on her service in U.S. Army and Navy hospitals as a Red Cross personnel during and after WWII
Elizabeth "Betty" Brown says she that she wanted to join the Women's Army Corps but failed to pass the physical, applied for the American Red Cross and served in Army and Navy hospitals for four years and then two years as a service club director. She talks about organizing recreational activities for patients in the 65th General Hospital in Europe during World War II and says that after V-J Day she was sent to Guam to work for several general hospitals. Brown describes the variety of uniforms she wore and coming up with creative ways to entertain patients. She says that just being away from home was the biggest wartime adjustment she had to make. Brown also talks about her postwar employment with the YWCA, earning a masters degree and serving in the Peace Corp. Brown is interviewed by Marjorie Brown.
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- In Collections
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Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date Published
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1986-03-14
- Interviewees
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Brown, Elizabeth King
- Interviewers
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Brown, Marjorie
- Subjects
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Brown, Elizabeth King
American National Red Cross
United States. Army
United States. Army. General Hospital, 65th
World War (1939-1945)
Adjustment (Psychology)
Military participation--Female
Recruiting and enlistment
Soldiers--Recreation
Europe
Guam
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
Interviews
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:10:58
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 33937
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b11794355
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