Oral History Interview with Margaret Heartfield, April 22, 2013

Oral History Interview with Margaret Heartfield, April 22, 2013

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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Margaret Heartfield. Upon high school graduation in 1939 she completed 3 years of nurse training in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at Allegheny General Hospital. She joined the Army as a nurse in January 1943. She completed basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky and Fort Polk, Louisiana. Heartfield provides detail on her issued Army uniform. She was transported overseas to England on a troop ship in January 1944. She remained in Manchester for one year, volunteering in a British civilian hospital. Her unit was the 101st Evacuation Hospital unit in Patton’s … continued below

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1 sound recording (43 min., 55 sec.)

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National Museum of the Pacific War
Place of Publication: Fredericksburg, Texas

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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Established in 1967, the Museum honors the 8 million Americans who served in WWII in the Pacific Theater by sharing their stories with the world. Located in Fredericksburg in the restored Nimitz "Steamboat" Hotel, the Museum partners with the Texas Historical Commission to preserve the historical resources of the era.

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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Margaret Heartfield. Upon high school graduation in 1939 she completed 3 years of nurse training in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at Allegheny General Hospital. She joined the Army as a nurse in January 1943. She completed basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky and Fort Polk, Louisiana. Heartfield provides detail on her issued Army uniform. She was transported overseas to England on a troop ship in January 1944. She remained in Manchester for one year, volunteering in a British civilian hospital. Her unit was the 101st Evacuation Hospital unit in Patton’s Third Army. After the Battle of Normandy she was moved to the Cherbourg Peninsula in France, and for the remainder of the war assisted in surgeries. She describes her M.A.S.H.-like unit in detail. From there her unit went to Luxembourg, and was involved in the Battle of the Bulge. Her outfit returned to the states November 1945. She married, started a family and went to work for Mobil Oil in 1948 as an Occupational Health Nurse.

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1 sound recording (43 min., 55 sec.)

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World War, 1939-1945

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English

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Accession or Local Control No: OH04627
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1610710

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National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection

This oral history collection depicts an instrumental era in American history. In these transcripts of interviews with World War II veterans are personal experiences with the war, from the Doolittle Raid and D-Day to the Battle for Bataan.

National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive

The Digital Archive presents digitized collections from the Center for Pacific War Studies collections at the National Museum of the Pacific War. Collections and material are continuously being added and represent only a small portion of the archives' physical holdings.

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