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Isabelle Cook in uniform [ca. 1943]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Army Nurse Corps
  • Service Unit/Ship: 3rd General Hospital
  • Location of Service: Fort Rucker, Alabama; Belgium; North Africa; Italy; France; European Theater
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/28

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"We were part of the VE Day Parade. They invited all of the troops--American British, French--to march in full uniform." (Video Interview, 14:04)

Isabelle Cook had just graduated from the Mt. Sinai School of Nursing in New York City when war was declared in Europe. The Army asked Mt Sinai to plan a one thousand bed hospital for overseas service, and she signed up as a volunteer. She spent the next three years in Africa, Italy, and France. At war's end she found herself in Aix-en-Provence, a French town celebrating the end of the war. Still, there were grim reminders of those citizens who had collaborated or fraternized with the Germans.

Interview / Recording

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About this Item

Title

  • Isabelle V. Cook Collection

Names

  • Appleton, Rick
  • Veterans Museum at Balboa Park
  • Cook, Isabelle V.
  • Reed, Emmet

Home State

  • California

Headings

  • -  Cook, Isabelle V.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army Nurse Corps.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Female

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army Nurse Corps
    • Service Unit/Ship: 3rd General Hospital
    • Location of Service: Fort Rucker, Alabama; Belgium; North Africa; Italy; France; European Theater
    • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1945
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2001-05-23)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2001-05-23)
  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2001-05-23)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2001-05-23)
  • Computer File: Floppy Disk [ item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2004)
  • Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2001-05-23)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2001-05-23)
  • Video: VHS [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2001-05-23)
  • Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [12 items] -- Photographs (collected 1942-1945)
  • Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2001-05-23)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/28

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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.

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Citing VHP Materials

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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:

Appleton, Rick, Veterans Museum At Balboa Park, Isabelle V Cook, and Emmet Reed. Isabelle V. Cook Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00028/.

APA citation style:

Appleton, R., Veterans Museum At Balboa Park, Cook, I. V. & Reed, E. (1942) Isabelle V. Cook Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00028/.

MLA citation style:

Appleton, Rick, et al. Isabelle V. Cook Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00028/>.