Mary F. Scherer Koenke Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Mary F. Scherer Koenke

State of Birth:

IL

Home State:

NJ

Gender

Female

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1966-1976

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Army Nurse Corps

Unit of Service

Walter Reed General Hospital; William Beaumont General Hospital; Fitzsimons Army Medical Center

Location of Service

Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, DC; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; William Beaumont General Hospital, El Paso, Texas; Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Denver, Colorado

Highest Rank

Captain

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Photograph: Digital print [5 items] -- Photograph

Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] --

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] --

Interviewer:

Helen Walsh

Contributor:

Richlyn Goddard

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Atlantic County Historical Society

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/86777

Subjects:

Koenke, Mary F. Scherer

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

United States. Army Nurse Corps.

Cite as:

Mary F. Scherer Koenke Collection
(AFC/2001/001/86777), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress