[Interview of Hildegarde Abbott on her service in the U.S. Signal Corps during WWI].

Hildegarde Abbott talks about her service as a "Hello Girl" telephone operator in the U.S. Signal Corps during World War One. Abbott reminisces about her training, other women in the Corps, her duties, life in France, socializing with soldiers, making candy, writing letters for the wounded in the mi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project
Vincent Voice Library (digitizer,, current owner.)
Other Authors: Abbott, Hildegarde, 1896-1985 (Interviewee)
Piatt, Jane, 1909-1997 (Interviewer)
Burnham, Mary C., 1907-1989 (Interviewer)
Language:English
Subjects:
Abbott, Hildegarde, > 1896-1985 > Interviews.
United States. > Army. > Signal Corps > Interviews.
United States. > Army > Military life.
United States. > Army.
United States. > Army. > Signal Corps.
World War, 1914-1918 > Veterans > Interviews.
Women veterans > Interviews.
World War, 1914-1918 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, Female.
Telephone operators.
World War, 1914-1918 > France.
Translating and interpreting.
Defense information, Classified.
Armed Forces > Military life.
Military participation > Female.
Veterans.
Women veterans.
France.
1914-1918
Oral histories.
Interviews.
Personal narratives > American.
Genre:
Interviews.
Personal narratives, American.
Oral histories.
Personal narratives
American.
Online Access:
Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 audio file (45 min., 42 sec.))
Format: Electronic Audio Software

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