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First Lieutenant Visser entered the Army as a Nurse in 1944 and served until 1946 in the 187th General Hospital; 36th General Hospital; 2nd Evac. Hosp.. Interviewed by George Walters on May 25, 2006, Visser talked about military experiences in the Second World War. The 2005 Kansas Legislature passed a bill funding the WWII Veterans Oral History grant program. This transcript is from one of the nine community institutions that received these grants. The transcript from the interview is presented here; the original audio copy of the interview is available through the Emporia State University (Flint Hills) and through the Kansas State Historical Society.
Creator: Visser, Virginia
Date: 25 May 2006
Item Number: 211491
Call Number: World War II Oral Histories Project
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211491
Collections - Oral History - Kansas Veterans of World War II - Emporia State University (Flint Hills)
Date - 2000s - 2006
Military - Service
Military - Wars - World War II
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Audio recording
People - Women
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Other States - Iowa
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Audio
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