Norma Hall Smith oral history transcription, 1997
Scope and Contents
Smith, Norma Hall, 1922-. Reminiscences of service in the Navy Nurse Corps, 1944-1945; Includes youth in R.I., gradua tion from High School in 1939; Graduation from Pawtucket Memorial Hospital Nurses Training; Joined NNC in 1944; Indoctrination, Norlolk NH; Assigned to Newport NH and duties there; As signed to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii NH; V:J Day in Hawaii; Assigned to Kwajalein, Marshall Islands; Primitive living and working conditions; Met husband there; Discharged in 1946;Maniage, Nov. 1946; Part-time nursing; Various moves; Settled in Lincoln, RI.; Impact of service on life and posi tive comments on NNC.
Dates
- Creation: 1997
Creator
- Smith, Norma Hall (Person)
- Naval War College (U.S.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.
Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Subject
- United States. Navy Nurse Corps (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository