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SCHELPER, Anna (b. 1917)

Oral Histories

OH 1671

For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. World War II veteran. Childhood and education in San Antonio, Texas; challenges of the Great Depression; decision to enter John Sealy College of Nursing of the University of Texas; decision to enlist in U.S. Army Reserves, January 1941; service in U.S. Army Nursing Corps at hospitals in Colorado and California; deployment to Pacific Theater; work with 118th General Hospital in Australia, New Guinea, the Philippines, and Japan; experiences with injured soldiers, civilians, and prisoners of war; descriptions of wartime destruction in Philippines and Japan; social life among nurses; opinions regarding use of atomic weapons; family’s history in Central Texas; return to San Antonio and service at Brooke Army Medical Center through Korean War era; education at San Francisco State University; return to Army service and service at several hospitals concluding with Brooke; 1963 retirement; interest in travel; memories of 1968 San Antonio Hemisfair; decision to relocate to Fort Worth; opinions regarding military service and women’s roles in armed forces.