MF144 Women in the Military
Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Laura Wheaton
Interview date
11-14-2001
Interview location
Ellsworth, Maine
Time
00:37:43
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Abstract
Barbara Beal, interviewed by Laura Wheaton, November 14, 2001, in her home in Ellsworth, Maine. Beal talks about joining the Army Nurses Corps in 1970; being stationed in Hawaii; being sent to Vietnam where she served until 1972; her rank of Lieutenant. Text: 15 pp. transcript. Time: 01:06:45.
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Disciplines
Military History | Oral History | United States History | Women's History
Birth date
August 5, 1946
Location
Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania
Nation of origin
United States
Home state/Territory
Pennsylvania
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
European-American
Occupation
Vice President of Nursing, Maine Coast Memorial Hospital
Branch of service
U.S. Army
Service Unit
United States Army Nurse Corps
Dates of service
1970-1972
Date of entry
February 1970
Service entry
Enlisted
Location of Service
Chu Lai, Vietnam
Wars & Conflicts
Vietnam War
Highest Rank
O-1 2nd Lieutenant
Exit Rank
O-1 2nd Lieutenant
Names
Lieutenant Kernel
Locations
Triple Army Medical Center, Hawaii; Chu Lai, Vietnam; South China Sea; San Francisco; Chicago; World Trade Center; Afghanistan
Headings
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; OR Nurse; Military casualties; Battlefield casualties; Rest and Recreation; Alcohol abuse; American War propaganda
Collection name
Women in the Military
Collection number
MF144
Item number
NA3202
Recommended Citation
Beal, Barbara, "Barbara Beal, interviewed by Laura Wheaton, Part 1" (2023). MF144 Women in the Military. 6.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf144/6
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