Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Cecelia Cabay Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Cold War; World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Nurse Corps; Navy Nurse Corps
- Unit of Service: 5th Surgical Auxiliary Group
- Location of Service: Camp McCoy, Wisconsin; France; Belgium; Germany; European Theater; Florida; San Diego, California; Naples, Italy; Taiwan
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant; Lieutenant Commander
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/94341
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About this Item
Title
- Cecelia Cabay Collection
Names
- Cabay, Cecelia
- Long, James F.
- VA Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI
- Manta, Vincent J.
Home State
- Michigan
Headings
- - Cabay, Cecelia
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Nurse Corps.
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy Nurse Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Female
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Nurse Corps
- Unit of Service: 5th Surgical Auxiliary Group
- Location of Service: Camp McCoy, Wisconsin; France; Belgium; Germany; European Theater
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Dates of Service: 1943-1948
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran also treated the wounded at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France and in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge.
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Navy Nurse Corps
- Location of Service: Florida; San Diego, California; Naples, Italy; Taiwan
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Commander
- Dates of Service: 1959-1979
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran also treated crew of the USS Pueblo after their release from North Korea.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2014-02-12; 2014-02-12)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Handwritten document (collected 2014-02-12)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2014-02-12)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/94341
Cite as
- Cecelia Cabay Collection (AFC/2001/001/94341), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Belgium
- Camp McCoy, Wisconsin
- European Theater
- Florida
- France
- Germany
- Naples, Italy
- San Diego, California
- Taiwan