Interview of Betty Leiby on her experiences during and after World War II while serving in the Red Cross and working as a civilian recruiter for the U.S. Army

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Description:

Betty Leiby discusses her experiences during and after World War II while serving in the Red Cross and working as a civilian recruiter for the U.S. Army. Leiby talks about working as a secretary in Detroit before joining the American Red Cross when she was 23 and being sent to Hanley, England to serve in a Red Cross Club. She says that she was transferred to Furth, Germany at the end of the War and eventually left the Red Cross to recruit civilians to work for the U.S. Army's 53rd Quartermaster Company which was stationed there. She talks about her travels around Europe, including many trips to Ireland and Wales and discusses at length the general conduct of American soldiers while serving abroad. Leiby is interviewed by Elsie Hornbacher.

Date Issued:

1985-11-21T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project

Place:

Europe, United States, and Foreign countries

Subject Topic:

Travel, Civilian employees, Recruiting, enlistment, etc, World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945, Participation, Female, World War, 1939-1945, War work, Red Cross, and Armed Forces

Subject Name:

Leiby, Betty, 1921-2008, Leiby, Betty, 1921-2008, American National Red Cross, United States, Army, United States, Army, United States, Army, and Quartermaster Company, 53rd

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, and Personal narratives, American

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m53d9d