[Interview of Virginia Emrich on her experience running Red Cross recreation clubs in Australia for U.S. troops during WWII]. [Part 1].

In the first of two oral history interviews, Virginia Emrich talks about running Red Cross recreation clubs for U.S. troops during World War Two. Emrich discusses her Red Cross training and says that she was slated to go to Europe, but protested the assignment because she wanted to go to the Pacific...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project
Vincent Voice Library (digitizer.)
University of Texas at San Antonio. Libraries (current owner.)
Other Authors: Emrich, Virginia, 1913-2008 (Interviewee)
Cornett, Virginia (Interviewer)
Language:English
Subjects:
Emrich, Virginia, > 1913-2008 > Interviews.
American National Red Cross > Interviews.
American National Red Cross.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female.
Soldiers > Recreation > Australia > Brisbane (Qld.)
Soldiers > Recreation > Australia > Darwin (N.T.)
World War, 1939-1945 > War work > Red Cross.
Recreation centers > Australia > Brisbane (Qld.)
Recreation centers > Australia > Darwin (N.T.)
Military participation > Female.
Recreation centers.
Soldiers > Recreation.
War work > Red Cross.
Northern Territory > Darwin.
Queensland > Brisbane.
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 (1 hr., 1 min., 5 sec.))
Format: Electronic Audio Software

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