Marjorie Varner talks about her service in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps during the Korean War and the Vietnam War

Description:

Marjorie Varner talks about her service in the Army Nurse Corps from 1949 to 1971 and serving in both the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Varner recalls her nurse's training, her assignments in surgery units, her uniforms, her quarters and assignments in Korea and Vietnam and a terrible battlefield incident in which she attempted to take a soldier's blood pressure only to find that he was a double amputee. She says that she earned a bachelor's degree during her enlistment, became a nursing supervisor at several hospitals, and retired as Chief Nurse at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Denver. She also describes some of her activities in retirement.

Date Issued:

1983-06-17T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project

Subject Topic:

Knowledge, Nursing, Career in military nursing, Military life, Nurses, Women veterans, Korean War, 1950-1953, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Korean War, 1950-1953, Participation, Female, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Participation, Female, and Military nursing

Subject Name:

Varner, Marjorie, Varner, Marjorie, Varner, Marjorie, United States, Army Nurse Corps, United States, and Army

Subject Genre:

Biography, Biography, Biography, Personal narratives, American, and Personal narratives, American

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5641j