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OH 1197

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeDUNPHY, William (b. 1939)
Military ServiceU.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, Nurse Corps

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1197
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionAnesthetist. His experiences as an Army nurse in Vietnam, 1969-70. Assignment to an Army hospital in Saigon; personal living accommodations and creature comforts; hospital facilities; relationship between doctors and nurses; work schedules; alcohol abuse by military personnel; drug problems; off-duty activities; rest and recuperation trip to Hawaii; relations with Vietnamese civilians in Saigon; post-Vietnam adjustments.
Interviewer(s)Lucinda Houser-Hess
Physical Description31 pp.
Terms of UseOpen