Interviewee

Tommie Gillespie

Interviewer

Jeff George

Project

World War II

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee

Longtime El Paso nurse; active in the American Red Cross Nursing Division during World War II.

Summary of Interview

Recalls nursing and nursing training during WWII; El Paso health care facilities including Providence Hospital, Hotel Dieu, Southwestern General Hospital, and William Beaumont Hospital; discusses bond drives; involvement in Civilian Defense and other homefront activities; El Paso physicians and the medical profession in general.

Date of Interview

11-11-1993

Length of Interview

50 minutes

Tape Number

No. 803

Transcript Number

No. 803

Length of Transcript

14 pages

Interview Number

No. 803

Terms of Use

Unrestricted

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