Interview with John Henry Stevenson, March 26, 2022
Project: West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project
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John Stevenson begins by sharing his childhood experience growing up in Pennsylvania. He was born December 19th, 1941 in Shavertown, PA. Stevenson shares his experiences enlisting in the army as a nurse's aide in October 1959. He underwent training in Erie Pennsylvania and Austin Texas before working as a surgical tool specialist at Fort Dix, New Jersey for the majority of his service. At the end of the interview, Stevenson shares his experience being on call for the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. He exited the reserves in 1966. He shared insight on gender roles, race, and attitudes towards veterans returning home throughout the interview.Interview Accession
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Vietnam War Nurse Race Gender Military Hospitals Operating Room Walson Army Hospital Cuban Missile CrisisInterview Rights
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Stevenson, John Henry Interview by Autumn Leah Doerr. 26 Mar. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Stevenson, J.H. (2022, March 26). Interview by A. L. Doerr. West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Stevenson, John Henry, interview by Autumn Leah Doerr. March 26, 2022, West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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