Interview of Harriet Wise on her service in the Women's Army Corps during WWII and in Asia following the war

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Description:

Harriet Wise talks about her service in the Women's Army Corps during World War Two and in Asia following the war. Wise discusses her postings at various military bases around the United States during the war and being one of the few women sent to the Army Exchange Service School at Princeton University. Following the war, Wise says that she accepted an assignment in Japan and talks about her time in Yokohama and Tokyo and later being sent to Seoul, South Korea to serve as an assistant PX officer. Wise is interviewed by Geneva Kebler Wiskemann and Elsie Hornbacher.

Date Issued:

1983-04-20T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project

Place:

Japan and Korea (South)

Subject Topic:

Military life, Foreign service, Foreign service, World War, 1939-1945, Veterans, Women veterans, World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945, and Participation, Female

Subject Name:

Wise, Harriet, United States, Army, Women's Army Corps, United States, Army, United States, Army and Air Force Exchange Service, United States, Army, United States, and Army

Subject Genre:

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

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m52d93