MF144 Women in the Military

Document Type

Oral History

Interviewee name

Mary Downey Elliott

Interviewer

John Dunham

Interview date

12-2-2001

Interview location

Camden, Maine

Time

00:17:49

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Abstract

Mary Elliott, interviewed by John Dunham, December 2, 2001, Camden, Maine. Elliott talks about training as a nurse in Massachusetts; becoming a member of the Red Cross; being called to serve in the Army following the attack on Pearl Harbor; being stationed at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Salisbury, England; being a Second Lieutenant nurse. Text: 18 pp. transcript. Time: 50 minutes.

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Disciplines

Military History | Oral History | United States History | Women's History

Birth date

April 21, 1916

Location

Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine

Death date

July 1, 2008

Location

Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Nation of origin

United States

Home state/Territory

Maine

Gender

Female

Ethnicity

European-American

Occupation

Nurse

Branch of service

U.S. Army

Service Unit

Women's Army Corps.

Dates of service

1942-1945

Date of entry

1942

Service entry

Commissioned

Location of Service

Fifth General Hospital, Belfast, Ireland; Salisbury, England; Cherbourg, France

Wars & Conflicts

World War II

Battles & Engagements

Battle of the Bulge

Entry Rank

O-1 2nd Lieutenant

Highest Rank

O-2 1st Lieutenant

Exit Rank

O-2 1st Lieutenant

Names

Springer Lowell; Tom Whiting; Pauline Whiting; Lucille Colcord

Locations

Topsham, Maine; Wiscasset, Maine; Orono, Maine; Ware, Massachusetts; Bingham, Maine; Bar Harbor; Brooklyn, New York; Fort Devens, Massachusetts; Fort Dix, New Jersey; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Camp Edwards, Cape Cod; Belfast, Ireland; North Africa; London; Salisbury, England; Birmingham; Cherbourg, France; Marseille; Nice; Cannes; Monte Carlo; Italy; Belgium; Minnesota; Oregon; Rhode Island; Whiting, Maine; Stonehenge

Headings

World War II, Women in the Military, Army Nurses

Collection name

Women in the Military

Collection number

MF144

Item number

NA3215

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