Retired Major Elsie Smith talks about her career in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps

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Description:

Retired United States Army Major Elsie Smith talks about her career in the Nurse Corps and serving in two wars. Smith says that she was in the Army Reserves for two years before moving to active duty in December 1950 for service in Japan and Korea during the Korean War. She says that she was later sent back to Korea during the Vietnam War, but suffered a heart attack in 1966 and was discharged. She talks about her pay, her uniforms, her duty stations, and her awards, medals and campaign ribbons. She also says that she joined the WOSL in 1980 and currently is a Unit President.

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project

Place:

Korea (South) and Japan

Subject Topic:

Medals, Military life, Foreign service, Foreign service, Military nursing, Korean War, 1950-1953, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Korean War, 1950-1953, Participation, Female, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, and Participation, Female

Subject Name:

Smith, Elsie, 1925-2016, Smith, Elsie, 1925-2016, United States, Army Nurse Corps, United States, Army, United States, Army, United States, and Army

Subject Genre:

Personal narratives, American and Personal narratives, American

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5b71t