MF144 Women in the Military
Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
John Dunham
Interview date
12-2-2001
Interview location
Camden, Maine
Time
00:32:12
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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
Recommended Citation
Downey Elliott, Mary, "Mary Elliott, interviewed by John Dunham, Part 1" (2023). MF144 Women in the Military. 32.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf144/32
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