Interview of Prudence Burns Burrell on her service in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps during World War II

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Description:

Prudence Burns Burrell talks about enlisting in the the United States Army Nurse Corps as a registered nurse in 1942 and her service during World War Two in medical units in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. She also talks about the racism she experienced while in the Army, and marrying a medical administrator with whom she worked in the Philippines in a wedding dress made from a parachute.

Date Issued:

2002-03-23T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

United States, Australia, New Guinea, Philippines, and United States

Subject Topic:

Marriage, Nurses, Women veterans, African American veterans, World War, 1939-1945, Participation, Female, World War, 1939-1945, African Americans, World War, 1939-1945, Medical care, World War, 1939-1945, Medical care, World War, 1939-1945, Medical care, Military nursing, Discrimination in the military, History, and Wedding costume

Subject Name:

Burrell, Prudence Burns, 1916-2012, Burrell, Prudence Burns, 1916-2012, United States, Army, United States, and Army Nurse Corps

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, and Interviews

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5rj4b48k