Marian Sievert Mosher, transcript of an oral history interview : July 7, 1989 / [interviewed by] Vivian Peterson ; transcribed by Patricia Siggers.

Transcript of interview of Marian Sievert Mosher conducted by Vivian Peterson. In the interview, Mosher describes her time as a nurse during World War II at the 165th Station Hospital in Hawaii and the Philippines. In addition to the general details about living conditions and daily life as a nurse,...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project
Vincent Voice Library (current owner.)
Other Authors: Mosher, Marian, 1915-2006 (Interviewee)
Peterson, Vivian (Interviewer)
Siggers, Patricia, 1930-2019 (Transcriber)
Language:English
Subjects:
Mosher, Marian, > 1915-2006 > Interviews.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Medical care > Hawaii.
World War, 1939-1945 > Medical care > Philippines.
Military nursing > Hawaii > History > 20th century.
Military nursing > Philippines > History > 20th century.
United States > Armed Forces > Nursing.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female.
Prisoners of war > Health > United States.
Prisoners of war > Health > Philippines.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Nursing > Study and teaching > Developing countries.
Project Hope > History.
Women's Overseas Service League > History.
Oral histories.
Interviews.
Genre:
Interviews.
Personal narratives, American.
Oral histories.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource -- all users (Digital Repository @ Michigan State University)
Physical Description:1 online resource (22, i page) : digital, PDF file
Format: Electronic eBook
Description
Summary:
Transcript of interview of Marian Sievert Mosher conducted by Vivian Peterson. In the interview, Mosher describes her time as a nurse during World War II at the 165th Station Hospital in Hawaii and the Philippines. In addition to the general details about living conditions and daily life as a nurse, she particularly details the training she conducted for servicemen who would be out on the front and the American prisoners of war she worked with in the Philippines. Mosher also discusses her time after the war when she traveled to Vietnam, India, Egypt, and Jordan to advise on teaching and teach nursing to locals in those areas.
Note:Part of the Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project.
Includes index.
Biographical Sketch:
Marian Sievert Mosher was born March 11, 1915 to Herbert and Mabel (Groat) Sievert. She was a registered nurse and taught nursing at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California. She also traveled the world while teaching nursing. She died February 26, 2006 in Seymour, Wisconsin.