Interview of Prudence Burns Burrell on her service in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps during World War II
Prudence Burns Burrell talks about enlisting in the the United States Army Nurse Corps as a registered nurse in 1942 and her service during World War Two in medical units in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. She also talks about the racism she experienced while in the Army, and marrying a medical administrator with whom she worked in the Philippines in a wedding dress made from a parachute.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2002-03-23
- Interviewees
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Burrell, Prudence Burns, 1916-2012
- Interviewers
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Cavanaugh, Katie
- Subjects
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Burrell, Prudence Burns, 1916-2012
United States. Army
United States. Army Nurse Corps
World War (1939-1945)
African American veterans
African Americans
Armed Forces--Nurses
Discrimination in the military
Marriage
Medical care
Military nursing
Military participation--Female
Wedding costume
Women veterans
Australia
New Guinea
Philippines
United States
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Series
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Few good women
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:38:23
- Venue Note
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Recorded 2002 March 23
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 42097
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b13089771
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