[Interview of Elizabeth King Brown on her service in U.S. Army and Navy hospitals as a Red Cross personnel during and after WWII].

Elizabeth "Betty" Brown says she that she wanted to join the Women's Army Corps but failed to pass the physical, applied for the American Red Cross and served in Army and Navy hospitals for four years and then two years as a service club director. She talks about organizing recreational activities f...

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Corporate Authors:	Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project, Vincent Voice Library (digitizer,, current owner.)
Other Authors:	Brown, Elizabeth King (Interviewee), Brown, Marjorie (Interviewer)
Language:	English
Subjects:	Brown, Elizabeth King > Interviews. American National Red Cross > Interviews. United States. > Army > Recruiting, enlistment, etc. United States. > Army. > General Hospital, 65th. American National Red Cross. United States. > Army. 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female. Soldiers > Recreation > Europe. Soldiers > Recreation > Guam. Adjustment (Psychology) Military participation > Female. Recruiting and enlistment. Soldiers > Recreation. Europe. Guam. 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 (10 min., 58 sec.))
Format:	Electronic Audio Software

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