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1. Ione McCormick talks about her nine years of reserve and active duty service in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps

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Ione McCormick talks about her nine years of reserve and active duty service in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in the Philippines and at the Presidio in San Francisco and says she was motivated by patriotism to enlist. McCormick says that she was nurse at the Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital prior to enlisting and was first assigned to Central Supply at the 313th General Hospital in Manila. She talks about her pay, common duties for women, her quarters, and her uniform. She says she returned to being a civilian nurse after she her discharge, joined the Women's Overseas Service League in 1976 and that she is currently vice president of her unit.
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Michigan State University. Libraries
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Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project