Marian Sievert Mosher, transcript of an oral history interview

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Description:

Transcript of interview of Marian Sievert Mosher conducted by Vivian Peterson. In the interview, Mosher describes her time as a nurse during World War II at the 165th Station Hospital in Hawaii and the Philippines. In addition to the general details about living conditions and daily life as a nurse, she particularly details the training she conducted for servicemen who would be out on the front and the American prisoners of war she worked with in the Philippines. Mosher also discusses her time after the war when she traveled to Vietnam, India, Egypt, and Jordan to advise on teaching and teach nursing to locals in those areas.

Date Issued:

1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project

Place:

Hawaii, Philippines, Hawaii, Philippines, United States, Philippines, Developing countries, and United States

Subject Topic:

History, History, World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945, Medical care, World War, 1939-1945, Medical care, Military nursing, History, Military nursing, History, World War, 1939-1945, Participation, Female, Prisoners of war, Health, Prisoners of war, Health, World War, 1939-1945, Prisoners and prisons, Japanese, Nursing, Study and teaching, Armed Forces, and Nursing

Subject Name:

Mosher, Marian Sievert, 1915-2006, Project Hope, and Women's Overseas Service League

Subject Genre:

Interviews and Personal narratives, American

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5z60c37z