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Title	Oral history interview with Vanessa A. Marshall recorded 2006 Sep. 13
Description	Interview conducted by Eileen Hurst. Vanessa A. Marshall enlisted in the United States Army in 1964. She entered the army as an officer, because she had already obtained a Bachelors degree in nursing and had five years of experience. She joined because she wanted a better job in nursing. She went to basic training in Ft. Sam Houston, TX, where she was a platoon leader, and learned field techniques for dressing wounds in combat situations. After basic training she was stationed at a large military hospital in San Francisco where she worked in a surgical ward for just under a year. She was then transferred to Japan, just as the war in Vietnam was escalating. She stayed at the hospital in Japan for three years, where they treated wounded soldiers from Vietnam, in what was supposed to be a 100 bed hospital, but ended up accommodating far more wounded men. While in Japan, she was able to travel on leave to many foreign countries, and saw Thailand, India, the Philippines, and Taiwan. When she was sent back to the U.S. in Nov. of 1967 she was able to enlist as regular army, and obtained a master’s degree in midwifery from Yale University as a result. She was the first military nurse in Yale’s nursing school. She moved around the country, practicing midwifery at many military hospitals, and delivered over 200 babies in about two years. She also spent 18 months on a military base in Germany, before she was discharged in 1978. She then joined the reserves, and obtained a doctorate in Public Health from Harvard, before retiring from the military in 1986. Since her discharge she has taught at Yale, and set up a midwifery masters program at University of Rhode Island among other accomplishments.
Coverage	1964-1978
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	01:21:27
Contributors	Hurst, Eileen
Software	Windows Media Player required for viewing
Access Restrictions and Permissions	No access restrictions. For permission to reproduce contact Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research at (860) 832-2976
Image Identifier	VHP2006/11
Creator/Owner	Marshall, Vanessa A.
War or Conflict	Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Branch of Service	United States. Army
Rank	Major
Status	Veteran
Subject	Women and the military Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews United States. Army -- Nurses -- Interviews Yale University Harvard University United States. Army -- Military life Military nursing
Geographic Location	Fort Sam Houston (Tex.) Japan Germany
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University. Center for Public Policy and Social Research
Language	eng
Relation	Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Type of Resource	Moving image
Citation	Vanessa A. Marshall Papers. VHP2006/11. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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