Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Leonora Whildin Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Cadet Nurse Corps
- Location of Service: Boston City Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; New York City, New York; Bremerhaven, Germany; Morristown, New Jersey
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/57711
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About this Item
Title
- Leonora Whildin Collection
Names
- Michael O'Hagan
- County College of Morris, Learning Resource Center
- Kelsey, Ann
- Whildin, Leonora
Home State
- New Jersey
Headings
- - Whildin, Leonora
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Cadet Nurse Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Female
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Cadet Nurse Corps
- Location of Service: Boston City Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; New York City, New York; Bremerhaven, Germany; Morristown, New Jersey
- Dates of Service: 1943-1948
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: Prior to joining the Cadet Nurse Corps, Whildin also worked for six months at a small switch shop located near the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) making switches for the war effort.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2006-06-13; 2007-02-20)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2006-06-13)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/57711
Cite as
- Leonora Whildin Collection (AFC/2001/001/57711), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- online text
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Boston City Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Bremerhaven, Germany
- Morristown, New Jersey
- New York City, New York