Oral History: Ellen Cassaday 13-Nov-14, 20141113.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Genre:

Internet videos.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

online resource (video file 0:18:32) : Sound, Colour

Place of Publication:

13-Nov-14,

Summary:

Second Lieutenant Ellen Cassaday was born February 25, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When she graduated from high school, she entered Camben Nursing School in New Jersey. Upon graduation she began her nursing career at West New Jersey Hospital. Ellen's high school sweetheart was drafted into the army and she enlisted as a nurse in the hope she would meet up with him in Europe. She was assigned to the 196th General Hospital, a tent unit, located in Rouen, France. They provided medical aide to prisoners of war before they were sent back to the United States and to German soldiers. She served as the night supervisor checking on the status of the critical patients moving from tent to tent. Her boyfriend joined her in Rouen at the conclusion of the war. They traveled to Paris where they were married by the mayor of Paris. She was discharged in 1945 and returned to Philadelphia with her husband.

Notes:

Description based on online resource (viewed on 12 June, 2019).

Archive Reference: OH.3445.