[Interview of Patricia Young Berri on her service in the American Red Cross during WWII].

Patricia Young Berri talks about her service in the American Red Cross during World War Two from February 1944 to March 1945. Berri says she was working as a secretary for Shell Oil in Houston and doing USO work when she volunteered and was first assigned to the 117th Station Hospital in Leyte in th...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project
Vincent Voice Library (digitizer,, current owner.)
Other Authors: Berri, Patricia Young (Interviewee)
Brown, Marjorie (Interviewer)
Language:English
Subjects:
Berri, Patricia Young > Interviews.
American National Red Cross > Interviews.
American National Red Cross > Uniforms.
American National Red Cross.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female.
World War, 1939-1945 > War work > Red Cross.
Hospital patients > Recreation > Philippines > Leyte.
Toilets > Philippines > Leyte.
Adjustment (Psychology)
Hospital patients > Recreation.
Military participation > Female.
Toilets.
Uniforms.
War work > Red Cross.
Philippines > Leyte.
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 (5 min., 48 sec.))
Format: Electronic Audio Software
Description
Summary:
Patricia Young Berri talks about her service in the American Red Cross during World War Two from February 1944 to March 1945. Berri says she was working as a secretary for Shell Oil in Houston and doing USO work when she volunteered and was first assigned to the 117th Station Hospital in Leyte in the Philippines to coordinate patient recreation. She was next sent to a Naval base on Palawan and later Samar to await transport back to the United States. Berri talks about the ARC uniforms, the train ride to San Francisco and landing in Leyte and says that she didn't mind the cold showers or the tent life there, but had a difficult time adjusting to the Filipino unisex latrines. Berri is interviewed by Marjorie Brown.
Note:Title supplied.
Part of the Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project.
Digitized by the G. Robert Vincent Voice Library of the Michigan State University Libraries.
Call Number:Voice 32665
DB32665 cassette
Playing Time:00:05:48
Participant or Performer:
Interviewee, Patricia Young Berri ; interviewer, Marjorie Brown.
Event Details:
Recorded 1985 April 4