Interview of Martha Marshall Baker on her twenty-year career in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps

Description:

Martha Baker talks about her twenty-year career in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and says that she began as a general duty nurse but spent most of her time as a surgical nurse before moving to central supply and supervision. She recalls her overseas and U.S. assignments, including serving in Okinawa and Vietnam and says that the housing overseas was better than in the States and that she was "disappointed" by the unattractive uniforms she had to wear. Baker also says she had to make few adjustments to military life and found it to be incredibly exciting. She describes her post-retirement jobs, including teaching ROTC for the past eleven years. Baker is interviewed by Marjorie Brown.

Date Issued:

1986-03-22T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project

Subject Topic:

Career in military nursing, Military life, Barracks and quarters, Uniforms, World War, 1939-1945, Veterans, Women veterans, World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945, Participation, Female, and Adjustment (Psychology)

Subject Name:

Baker, Martha Marshall, 1927-, Baker, Martha Marshall, 1927-, United States, Army Nurse Corps, United States, Army, United States, Army, United States, Army, United States, Army, and Reserve Officers' Training Corps

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, and Personal narratives, American

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5512k