Interview of Gladys Welch on her service in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps

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Description:

Gladys Welch says she joined the U.S. Army Nurse Corps because two of her brothers were in the military and she felt she also needed to serve and that she actually served two "hitches" in the Army. She was first stationed in Iran from 1943 to 1946, during World War II and later reenlisted for service in Europe from 1946 to 1958. Welch recalls the heat in Iran and visiting the Holy Land while on leave and traveling extensively throughout Europe. She says that she did not initially plan on an Army career, but found adjusting to military life to be easy decided to reenlist and serve to retirement. Welch also says that after her discharge, she returned to private nursing and taught psychiatric nursing at Mercy Hospital. Welch is interviewed by Marjorie Brown.

Date Issued:

1986-03-06T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project

Place:

Palestine, Europe, Iran, Europe, and Iran

Subject Topic:

Travel, Travel, Career in psychiatric nursing, Military life, Foreign service, Foreign service, World War, 1939-1945, Veterans, Women veterans, World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945, Participation, Female, and Climate

Subject Name:

Welch, Gladys, 1908-1986, Welch, Gladys, 1908-1986, Welch, Gladys, 1908-1986, Welch, Gladys, 1908-1986, United States, Army Nurse Corps, United States, Army, 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/m5bm54