Interview with Martha V. Penn, October 23, 1986

Project: American Veterans: Women of World War Two Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Lt. Penn served as a nurse with the 35th Evacuation Hospital of the Third Army-- trained at Ft. Benjamin Harrison-- Indiana; describes duties as a circulation nurse in England (checking medical equipment before operations)-- crossing the English Channel - impressions of the massive build up of Allied ships-- setting up field hospital-- treating casualities-- impressions of war-torn Saint-Lo-- light hearted experiences in Paris-- Luxembourg and Switzerland

Interview Accession

1986oh286_ww069

Interviewee Name

Martha V. Penn

Interviewer Name

Arthur L. Kelly

Interview Date

1986-10-23

Interview Keyword

military service experience War Veterans World War II World War II veterans

Interview LC Subject

Penn, Martha V. (Martha Veltschi) Penn, Martha V. (Martha Veltschi)--Interviews World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe World War, 1939-1945--Europe World War, 1939-1945.

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