Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Audio Recording Catherine E. Neville Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Korean War, 1950-1953; World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Nurse Corps
- Location of Service: England; Chicago, Illinois; Fort Devens, Camp Edwards and Waltham, Massachusetts; San Francisco, California; Osaka and Tokyo, Japan; Fort Lee, Virginia; San Antonio, Texas; Germany; Fort Jay, New York; Seoul, Korea; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Major
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/113
An Army nurse in two wars, Catherine Neville saw the effects of combat on more than one generation of soldiers and sailors. She was stationed in England during the Normandy Invasion and its aftermath, and she treated frostbitten and wounded Korean War soldiers in San Francisco, Osaka, and Tokyo hospitals. Her care extended beyond medicine, to what she saw as the neglect of Korean and Vietnam veterans.
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PlayReceiving patients from the D-Day Invasion. 00:03:43.0 - 00:07:18.0
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PlayBuzz bomb and rocket attacks. 00:09:54.0 - 00:11:27.0
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PlayCaring for Korean War patients in San Francisco. 00:18:22.0 - 00:21:06.0
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PlayWorking in Japan after the Korean War. 00:23:05.0 - 00:26:07.0
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PlayInteraction with Korean citizens. 00:39:29.0 - 00:42:59.0
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PlayJoining the Red Cross and then the Army. 00:00:49.0 - 00:02:13.0
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About this Item
Title
- Catherine E. Neville Collection
Names
- Neville, Catherine E.
- Roach, Helen L.
- Concord Historical Commission
- Wilbur, Sara Winstead
Home State
- Massachusetts
Headings
- - Neville, Catherine E.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Nurse Corps.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
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: Army Nurse Corps
- Location of Service: England; Chicago, Illinois; Fort Devens, Camp Edwards and Waltham, Massachusetts; San Francisco, California; Osaka and Tokyo, Japan; Fort Lee, Virginia; San Antonio, Texas; Germany; Fort Jay, New York; Seoul, Korea; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Major
- Dates of Service: 1943-1966
- Military Status: veteran
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Dates of Service: 1943-1966
- Military Status: veteran
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Dates of Service: 1943-1966
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2000-02-25)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2005-07-11)
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2002-01-01; 2002-01-01)
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [3 items] -- Photographs (collected 1944-2001)
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2000-02-25)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/113
Online Format
- audio
- image
- online text
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Part of
Physical Form
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Chicago, Illinois
- England
- European Theater
- Fort Devens, Camp Edwards and Waltham, Massachusetts
- Fort Jay, New York
- Fort Lee, Virginia
- Germany
- Osaka and Tokyo, Japan
- San Antonio, Texas
- San Francisco, California
- Seoul, Korea