[Interview of Betty Thompson on her service as a physical therapist in the U.S. Army during WWII]. [Part 2].

Betty Thompson talks about her service in the U.S. Army during World War Two. Thompson recalls working in Chicago as a physical therapist before she enlisted in October 1943 and was sent to the 48th General Hospital in Memphis, TN. Thompson says she was first shipped overseas to Glasgow, Scotland an...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project
Vincent Voice Library (digitizer,, current owner.)
Other Authors: Thompson, Betty, 1919-2004 (Interviewee)
Ramsey, Lilah Cameron, 1915-1991 (Interviewer)
Language:English
Subjects:
Thompson, Betty, > 1919-2004 > Interviews.
United States. > Army > Interviews.
United States. > Army > Military life.
United States. > Army.
Physical therapists > Interviews.
World War, 1939-1945 > Hospitals > Great Britain.
Operation Overlord.
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945.
War casualties > Medical care > France > Normandy.
World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > Interviews.
Women veterans > Interviews.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female.
Armed Forces > Military life.
Hospitals.
Military participation > Female.
Physical therapists.
Veterans.
Women veterans.
France > Normandy.
Great Britain.
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 (23 min., 31 sec.))
Format: Electronic Audio Software

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