Smith, Virginia Copeland
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Virginia Smith oral history transcription, 1995
Item
Identifier: MSC-382- Item OH 193
Scope and Contents
Smith, Virginia, 1924-. Reminiscences of a WWII WAVE. Includes early years in Attleboro, Mass.; Training as Occu pational Therapist at Westbrook, Jr. College; Reaction to Pearl Harbor bombing, enlisted in WAVES in 1944; Description of training; Housing; Classes at U.S. Naval Training School (WR) Bronx, N.Y.; Assignment at St. Albans Naval Hospital and duties there; Social Life and recreation; Course in occupational therapy, Cornell Medical School; V:J Day celebrations in NYC; Assigned to Brooklyn Naval Hospital with rating of Pharmacist's Mate, Second Class; Discharged,September 1946; Enjoyed service in the WAVES; Postwarjobs and interests; Member WAVES Na tional and Ocean State WAVES.
Dates:
1995