MF144 Women in the Military
Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
John Dunham
Interview date
11-26-2000
Time
00:31:49
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Abstract
Irene Walker Infererra, interviewed by John Dunham, November 26, 2000. Walker talks about training as a nurse in Belfast, Maine; entering the Army Nurses Corps in April 1943; serving in Camp Edwards, MA and England during World War II. Text: 11 pp. partial transcript. Time: 01:03:46.
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Disciplines
Military History | Oral History | United States History | Women's History
Birth date
May 13, 1918
Location
Swanville, Waldo County, Maine
Death date
October 22, 2005
Location
Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine
Nation of origin
United States
Home state/Territory
Maine
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
European-American
Branch of service
U.S. Army
Service Unit
United States Army Nurse Corps
Dates of service
April 1943-1945
Date of entry
April 1943
Location of Service
67th Surgical Hospital
Wars & Conflicts
World War II
Entry Rank
O-1 2nd Lieutenant
Highest Rank
O-2 1st Lieutenant
Exit Rank
O-2 1st Lieutenant
Names
Doc Welch; Gus [uncle]; Leroy Walker
Locations
Swanville, Maine; Monroe, Maine; Waterville, Maine; Brooks, Maine; Waldo County Hospital; Belfast, Maine; New Hampshire; Augusta, Maine; Portland, Maine; Fort Devens, Massachusetts; Camp Edwards, Cape Cod; Boston, Massachusetts; England; Rockland, Maine
Headings
World War II, Women in the Military, Female soldiers
Collection name
Women in the Military
Collection number
MF144
Item number
NA3213
Recommended Citation
Walker Infererra, Irene Blanche, "Irene Walker Infererra, interviewed by John Dunham, Part 1" (2023). MF144 Women in the Military. 28.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf144/28
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