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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Branch of Service: Air Force Nurse Corps
  • Location of Service: Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois; Korea; Mitchell Air Force Base, New York; England; Castle Air Force Base, California
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/23641

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"But they named it after me and somebody sent pictures of it: the Kathryn Miller Memorial Latrine." (Audio interview, 14:10)

Leaving a lucrative job in New York, Kathryn Miller enlisted in the Air Force in 1952 to join the war effort in Korea as a nurse. She arrived at her duty station in Kunsan in the midst of an air raid, which hardly deterred her. In charge of the medical ward of a hospital, she saw a bit of everything, from wounded pilots to an outbreak of the mumps. Her lobbying for indoor plumbing for the hospital led to a dubious honor after she returned to the States. She regretted having to leave the military when she decided to get married; those rules were relaxed two years later.

Kathryn M. Taylor Collection
Interview / Recording

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About this Item

Title

  • Kathryn M. Taylor Collection

Names

  • U.S. House of Representatives/Cliff Stearns
  • Smith, Lauren
  • Stearns, Cliff
  • Taylor, Kathryn M.

Home State

  • Florida

Headings

  • -  Taylor, Kathryn M.
  • -  Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force Nurse Corps.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Female

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Korean War, 1950-1953

    • Branch of Service: Air Force Nurse Corps
    • Location of Service: Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois; Korea; Mitchell Air Force Base, New York; England; Castle Air Force Base, California
    • Highest Rank: Captain
    • Dates of Service: 1952-1958
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2004-05-31; 2009-05-22)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2009-05-20)
  • Audio: Microcassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004-05-31)
  • Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2007-11-07; 2007-11-07)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/23641

Cite as

  • Kathryn M. Taylor Collection (AFC/2001/001/23641), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • online text

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

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Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

U.S. House Of Representatives/Cliff Stearns, Lauren Smith, Cliff Stearns, and Kathryn M Taylor. Kathryn M. Taylor Collection. 1952. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.23641/.

APA citation style:

U.S. House Of Representatives/Cliff Stearns, Smith, L., Stearns, C. & Taylor, K. M. (1952) Kathryn M. Taylor Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.23641/.

MLA citation style:

U.S. House Of Representatives/Cliff Stearns, et al. Kathryn M. Taylor Collection. 1952. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.23641/>.