Box 25
Container
Contains 37 Results:
Louis Miller memoir, 2004 September 26
File — Box: 25, Folder: 29
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 12 Sub-Series 2 File 646
Scope and Contents note
Materials contain a memoir written by Louis Miller about his military service in the U.S. Air Force from 1948 to 1971. Recounts memories of World War II from his childhood. Describes playing the trumpet and the French Horn for the bandsman school at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington D.C. Recounts marrying Dolly Morgan. Recalls working as an Organizational Supply Staff Sergeant in Alaska. Discusses his assignment as technical sergeant at Webb AFB in Texas, his duties in aircraft...
Dates:
2004 September 26
Lisa Snyder memoir, 2004 June 23
File — Box: 25, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 16 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 1 File 622
Scope and Contents note
Material contains a memoir of Lisa Snyder regarding her service in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps Reserves during the Iraq War. Describes her service on the U.S.S. Bonamer Chard, U.S.S. Ethics, and U.S.S. Bellowood. Talks about her two duty stations in Okinawa, Japan and the Middle East. Talks about different humanitarian missions she participated in in the Philippines and the different diseases she dealt with as a nurse. Also talks about a future mission she'll be involved with called the...
Dates:
2004 June 23
Memoir of a U.S. Navy nurse, 2004 June 8
File — Box: 25, Folder: 21
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 16 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 1 File 638
Scope and Contents note
Contains the memoir of an anonymous lieutenant who served as a nurse in the U.S. Navy from 1992 to the April 2004 and during the Iraq War. Talks about setting up base camp in Kuwait and treating mostly sick patients, sport injuries, and other random accidents a few months before the war started. Also talks about the training and leadership that prepared them for war as well as the chaos of the first few days of fighting. Discusses the perceptions that Iraqis had of Hussein, Americans, and...
Dates:
2004 June 8
Steven Brown account, approximately 2003
File — Box: 25, Folder: 22
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 16 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 1 File 639
Scope and Contents note
Contains an account written by Steven Brown regarding his service in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during the Iraq War. Relates the story of an Iraqi "chicken farmer" who was treated by the Navy nurses. Explains that the Iraqi man had held and perpetuated the opinion that Americans were evil until he was injured and noticed that he was receiving the same care that the Americans were receiving. Describes the emotions of the Iraqi man and his efforts to convey the reality of the American soldiers...
Dates:
approximately 2003
Jeannie Comlish memoir, approximately 2003
File — Box: 25, Folder: 23
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 16 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 1 File 640
Scope and Contents note
Contains a memoir of Jean Comlish regarding her military experiences while serving in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during Operation Provide Promise and the Iraq War from 1990 to 2003. Talks about being stationed in Croatia with Fleet Hospital 6 as a part of the United Nations effort, called Operation Provide Promise. Describes the condition and capabilities of the hospital and its facilities and describes the responsibilities of the different medics. Talks about the language and communication...
Dates:
approximately 2003
Neva Fuentes account, 2005 January 12
File — Box: 25, Folder: 24
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 16 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 1 File 641
Scope and Contents note
Contains an account by Neva Fuentes about her military service as a nurse in the U.S. Navy Reserves during the Iraq War from 2002-2005. Talks about her decision to serve as a nurse in the U.S. Navy Also talks about the different attitudes among soldiers from the east coast and west coast. Discusses how the troops had to prepare for the start of the war, mass casualties, and her feelings of uselessness during the first few weeks. Finally talks about being sent home early and talks about how...
Dates:
2005 January 12
Richard Schulz account, 2004 September 3
File — Box: 25, Folder: 25
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 16 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 1 File 642
Scope and Contents note
Donated to the Nurses at War Project, Contains the account of Richard Schulz regarding his service as a nurse in the U.S. Navy during Operation Enduring Freedom from 1992-2004. Talks about the different nationalities and the different military branches he encountered and describes the facilities and the equipment they used. Also describes the high morale, the busy routine,humanitarian missions, med caps he participated in. Goes into detail about his duties on those missions and the good...
Dates:
2004 September 3
Sarah Nordquist account, 2004 January 9
File — Box: 25, Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 15 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 1 File 635
Scope and Contents note
Materials contains Sarah Nordquist's account of her military experiences as a nurse in the U.S. Army during the Gulf War. Talks about her decision to become a nurse, enlisting in the U.S. Army Reserves, serving active duty in Saudi Arabia, and her reason for volunteering to go overseas. Also talks about her responsibilities as a leader to counsel as well as instruct the other nurses. Discusses her responsibilities in taking care of Iraqi as well as American patients, and taking care of NATO...
Dates:
2004 January 9
Stephanie Hatton-Ward memoir, 2004 September 3
File — Box: 25, Folder: 20
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 15 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 1 File 637
Scope and Contents note
Materials contain a memoir of Stephanie Hatton-Ward regarding her service as a nurse in the U.S. Army during the Gulf War in 1990. Discusses her decision to be a nurse, her education, and then going into the ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps). Talks about being mobilized to Italy for three weeks and then transferred to Frankfurt, Germany for the duration of the war. Mentions that the only casualty from the war that she worked with was a man who had been hit by shrapnel in Kuwait. Briefly...
Dates:
2004 September 3
Linda Nash interview, 2004 July 8
File — Box: 25, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 16 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 1 File 634
Scope and Contents note
Contains a transcribed interview of Linda Nash describing her military experiences while serving as a nurse in the U.S. Navy in 1989 and during the Gulf War and the Iraq War. Talks about her decision to join the U.S. Navy and some of the differences between the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marines. Also talks about her experiences in Aljibald, Saudi Arabia and the different recreational activities that they participated in. Discusses about the treatment of the female soldiers there and the various...
Dates:
2004 July 8