Louise Parker World War II Interview

Louise Parker World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

United States -- History, Military.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.

Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.

United States. Army.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.

American Red Cross -- History.

Louise Parker served in the American Red Cross and the Army’s Special Services Section. Interviewed by Deborah Pye on December 4, 2007, Parker talked about her experiences during the Second World War. Prior to joining the American Red Cross, Parker was a teacher. She attended Red Cross training in Washington, D.C. at American University. She was then sent to the Philippines to work in a mission hospital. After a year and a half there, she contracted malaria and came back to the United States to work as a teacher again. Following Germany’s surrender, Parker joined the Army’s Special Services Section. She spent two years working at the service club in Augsburg, Germany.

Parker, Louise

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2007-12-4

Pye, Deborah

Kansas State Historical Society

The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History. https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/parker-louise-wwii-interview

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211952

Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm

MP4

eng

Oral History

Parker_Louise WWII Interview

Philippines

Augsburg (Germany)

1945 - 1947

VHS

0:24:59

127 kbit/s (audio)

1249 kbit/s (video)

Pye, Deborah

Parker, Louise

Lawrence (Kan.)