MF144 Women in the Military
Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Lacey Stone, Ellen Geraghty
Interview date
11-9-2000
Interview location
Bangor, Maine
Time
00:34:36
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Abstract
Helen Mae (Saurman) Burns, interviewed by Lacey Stone and Ellen Geraghty, November 9, 2000, Bangor, Maine. Helen talks about joining the Army Nurses Corps in May of 1945; serving in Camp Lee, VA, Frederick, MD, Phoenixville, PA, San Francisco, CA and Yokohama, Japan. Text: 12 pp. transcript. Time: 00:34:36. Photographs: p14533, p14534.
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Disciplines
Military History | Oral History | United States History | Women's History
Birth date
December 30, 1922
Location
Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania
Death date
June 15, 2005
Location
Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine
Nation of origin
United States
Home state/Territory
Pennsylvania
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
European-American
Occupation
Nurse
Civic groups
Women's Alliance of St. Catherine of Siena Cathedral, Allentown; Thursday Club, UMaine
Branch of service
U.S. Army
Service Unit
United States Army Nurse Corps
Dates of service
May 1945-June 1946
Date of entry
May 1945
Service entry
Enlisted
Location of Service
USNS Comfort, South Pacific
Awards & Ribbons
2 Battle Stars, Pacific Theatre of Operations
Wars & Conflicts
World War II
Names
Tom Brokow
Locations
Camp Lee, Virginia; Frederick, Maryland; Valley Forge General Hospital, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania; San Francisco; Yokohama, Japan; Tennessee
Headings
Army Nurses, U.S. Army Nurse Corps
Collection name
Women in the Military
Collection number
MF144
Item number
NA3202
Recommended Citation
Burns, Helen Mae, "Helen Burns, interviewed by Lacey Stone and Ellen Geraghty" (2023). MF144 Women in the Military. 4.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf144/4
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