Virginia Downs Colby oral history transcription, 2001
Item
Identifier: MSC-382- Item OH 275
Virginia Downs Colby oral history transcription, 2001
Scope and Contents
Colby, Virginia Downs, 1923. Youth in Glendale and La Crescenta, Calif.; Attended Glendale College as an art major; Enlisted in the Navy; Trained at U.S. Naval Training School (WR), Hunter College; Assigned to the Hospital Corps and trained at Chelsea Naval Hospital; Physician's Assistant, Bar Harbor and Brunswick, Maine, and Hickam Air Base, Oahu, Hawaii; VJ Day celebrations; Discharged in San Francisco; Significance of WAVES service; Postwar education, work, and family.
Dates
- Creation: 2001
Creator
- Colby, Virginia Downs (Person)
- Naval War College (U.S.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.
Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Subject
- United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository