- Collection:
- Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
- Title:
- World War Two oral history interviews : interview with Imelda H. Whitney, September 13, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library
- Creator:
- Whitney, Imelda Heuser, 1921-2007
- Publisher:
- Athens, Georgia : Athens-Clarke County Library
- Date of Original:
- 1994-09-13
- Subject:
- Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
Military nursing
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
World War, 1939-1945--England
World War, 1939-1945--France
World War, 1939-1945--Hospitals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Imelda Whitney recounts her WWII experiences. She was one year into nurses' training when Pearl Harbor was attacked. She joined the Army and traveled by way of the Queen Mary to served in the European theater. Upon landing in Scotland she headed to Southhampton, England and then on to Omaha Beach after D-Day. She served in a hospital in France soon after its liberation by the Allies.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leTb-kCmLwg&list=PLHODIJfoHwXMkA4eAo6S365Kglr0Rctc3&index=33
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 82 min.) : sound, color
- Holding Institution:
- Athens-Clarke County Library
- Rights:
-
