Interview of Marion E. Marriman on her service with the YMCA in Europe during WWI

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Description:

Marion E. Marriman talks about her service with the YMCA in Europe during World War One from July 1918 to October 1919. Marriman describes preparations for shipping out including taking a year's supply of toilet paper and and says that she was not worried about German submarines during the voyage because her ship carried German and Swiss mail. She describes her uniform, her quarters in Paris, her duties running a canteen and preparing sandwiches and hot cocoa for soldiers. Marriman also talks about Armistice Day celebrations in Paris and says that she was sent with the occupation forces to Koblenz, Germany where she met her future husband, and that her duties included entertaining the troops and that she danced through 14 pairs of shoes. Marriman also says she had a difficult time re-adjusting to life back in the United States. Marriman is interviewed by Elizabeth Booker and Mary Myers.

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project

Place:

France, Paris, France, Paris, Germany, Koblenz, France, and Paris

Subject Topic:

Marriage, World War, 1914-1918, World War, 1914-1918, Participation, Female, Soldiers, Services for, Food service, Soldiers, Services for, and Armistice Day

Subject Name:

Marriman, Marion E., Marriman, Marion E., and National Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States of America

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, and Personal narratives, American

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5xq3p