Document Type

Oral History

Ursula Pritham, interviewed by Hillary Jackson, Part 1

Interviewee name

Ursula A. Bobst Pritham

Interviewer

Hillary Jackson

Interview date

11-5-2001

Time

00:37:16

Files

Streaming Media

Abstract

Ursula Pritham, interviewed by Hillary Jackson, November 5, 2001. Pritham, who was born in New York City in 1955, talks about her background (Swiss); serving in the Army Nurse Core; serving stateside, in Germany, and in Korea; initial training; Vietnam; Gulf War; husband; typical day; toll on family; public support; funny moments; husband’s experiences in the military; his views of the military; travel; male/female relationships in the military; relationships among the women; harassment; her thoughts about the military. Text: 24 pp. transcript. Time: 01:30:05.

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Part 1: mfc_na3238_c2345_01
Part 2: mfc_na3238_c2346_01
Part 3: mfc_na3238_c2346_02

Disciplines

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

Birth date

1955

Location

New York City, New York

Nation of origin

United States

Home state/Territory

New York

Gender

Female

Ethnicity

European-American

Ethnic group

Swiss

Branch of service

U.S. Army

Service Unit

United States Army Nurse Corps

Date of entry

Late 1970s

Service entry

Commissioned

Location of Service

Germany; Korea

Entry Rank

O-1 2nd Lieutenant

Highest Rank

O-2 1st Lieutenant

Exit Rank

O-2 1st Lieutenant

Names

Josef (Joseph) Bobst; Elisabethli (Elisabeth) Bobst

Locations

New York City; Switzerland; Germany, Korea; Fort McClellan, Alabama; Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Frankfort, Germany; Saudi Arabia; Georgia; Berlin; Vatican; Greece; Athens; Madrid

Headings

Women in the Military; Sexism in the Military

Collection name

Women in the Military

Collection number

MF144

Item number

NA3238

Recommended Citation

Bobst Pritham, Ursula A., "Ursula Pritham, interviewed by Hillary Jackson, Part 1" (2023). MF144 Women in the Military. 61.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf144/61

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