[Interview of Penny Edlin on her service with the U.S. Army 82nd General Hospital during WWII].

Sarah Penrose "Penny" Schemmel Edlin discusses her service with the 82nd General Hospital during World War Two. Edlin talks about her childhood, her education as a physical therapist, joining the Army as a commissioned officer in August 1943, her very rigorous basic training, and being shipped to En...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project Vincent Voice Library (digitizer,, current owner.)
Other Authors:	Edlin, Penny, 1922-2007 (Interviewee) Harrison, Dorothy M. (Dorothy McDonald), 1914-2004 (Interviewer)
Language:	English
Subjects:	Edlin, Penny, > 1922-2007 > Interviews. United States. > Army. > General Hospital, 82nd > Interviews. United States. > Army > Military life. United States. > Army. Physical therapists > Interviews. World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > Interviews. Women veterans > Interviews. World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female. Military education. World War, 1939-1945 > Hospitals > France. World War, 1939-1945 > Hospitals > England. Prisoners of war > Hospital care. Man-woman relationships. Physical therapists. Armed Forces > Military life. Hospitals. Military participation > Female. Veterans. Women veterans. England. France. United States. 1939-1945 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 (55 min., 36 sec.))
Format:	Electronic Audio Software

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