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| Title | [Letter from Annie Pozyck to her parents, 1945] |
| Date | 1945-06-15 |
| Item creator's name | Pozyck, Annie Edith Sherrill |
| Subject headings |
World War, 1939-1945 United States. Army--Women |
| Era | World War II era (1940-1946) |
| Service branch | Army--Army Nurse Corps |
| Item description | Pozyck's mentions her second anniversary, waiting for a letter from Louis, receiving mail, her new maid and past problems communicating with native domestics, and attending movies. |
| Veteran's name | Pozyck, Annie Edith Sherrill |
| Veteran's biography |
Annie Edith Sherrill Pozyck (1920-2007) of Concord, North Carolina, served in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II. After her discharge, she continued her nursing career, retiring from the Salisbury, North Carolina, VA Hospital after over twenty-five years in the profession . Annie Edith Sherrill Pozyck was born in Concord, North Carolina, on 30 January 1920. After graduating from Concord High School in 1936 she went to work as nursing assistant at Concord Cabarrus Memorial Hospital. In August 1938, she went into nurses training for three years at Mercy Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. In November 1942, Pozyck was inducted into the Army Nurse Corp (ANC) as a second lieutenant and was based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The following spring she was sent to Stark General Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, and she married there in June. In summer of 1943 Pozyck was transferred to Seattle, Washington, and then on to Camp Stoneman, California. At Camp Stoneman, the nurses received overseas training and were shipped out to Australia in December 1943. There, Pozyck served briefly with the 133rd General Hospital in Sydney, preparing wounded soldiers for transport. In January 1944 Pozyck returned to the station hospital at Camp Stoneman." Later that year, Pozyck was assigned to the 73rd Field Hospital and went to Fort Ord for additional overseas training. In February 1945 she arrived in the Philippines, where she helped set up a hospital in the town of Tacloban. Pozyck remained in the Leyte, Philippines, until her husband was liberated from a prisoner of war camp in June 1945, whereupon she was transfered back to the U.S. Pozyck was discharged at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in November 1945 as a first lieutenant. After her discharge, Pozyck and her husband moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts, where she worked at Lawrence General Hospital. In December 1952, she and her sons relocated to Concord, North Carolina, and Pozyck began working again at the Concord Cabarrus Memorial Hospital. After two years, she was hired by the VA hospital in Salisbury, North Carolina, and worked there until her retirement in February 1980. Annie Pozyck died on 1 September 2007. |
| Place | Philippines |
| Type | text |
| Original format | correspondence |
| Original publisher | [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] |
| Language | en |
| Contributing institution | Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries |
| Source collection | WV0333 Annie Pozyck Papers |
| Rights statement | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Additional rights information | IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the rights holder noted above for permission to reuse. |
| Object ID | WV0333.4.054 |
| Digital publisher | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 -- http://library.uncg.edu/ |
| Full-text transcript |
Dearest Mother and Daddy," Married 2 years to-day. Actually it seems such a short time since that day when we were ""bustling"" around Charleston, and we really were in a ""stew"" about this time. I had hoped last year that we would spend this anniversary together- Louis and I. We've had a lot of heartaches and sorrows the past year, but we've had equally as much joy and happiness, if not more. Louis has been through a great deal too, a lot more than any of us will ever know. But I'm still glad we got married when we did. I think if we both had it to do over we would do it the same way. We love each other so very, very much. But of course I guess you know that already. It's very obvious. Every day I go dashing over to the Chief Nurse's office to see if I might have gotten a letter from Louis. I'll probably be so excited when I do get one I won be able to read it. But I know it will be along soon. To-day I got a copy of ""The State""- the April issue. I also got a copy of this little paper called ""Home Town News"" from the Central Methodist Church. It's news about the ones in the service from Concord. I noticed Jewell Warren is the Editor. You might call her and tell her that I got it. I also had a letter from Aunt Esther and Uncle Clifford to-day. Yesterday I got 2 letters from you all- the one written the 3rd and one the 5th. Yes, about half of those little kids at Martha Anne Frexler's party, I either took care of or helped deliver. Gee, sure makes me feel like I'm getting old. I know you must have enjoyed having Vivian and Roberta there to visit you. Well, we've got a new tent girl, and she's very good. I think I told you about the two we had who neither spoke nor understood English. They were with us for about a week, and we sure had a ""gay"" time. One day I was trying to make them understand that I wanted my shirt and slacks pressed while I took a shower. They couldn't get what I meant even though I went thru all sorts of antics. So I finally ended up by getting one of the other girls to explain what I wanted. By that time I was practically pulling my hair out. Say I would like to see that ""ritzy"" table. Know it's beautiful. So Florence has come back to Uncle Roy. That is the limit. I wonder what will happen now? I'm having my P.M. to-day. We aren't able to get any more days off because we're so busy. But a half day helps. We've had some good movies lately. The other night we had ""It's a Pleasure"" with Sonja Heine, and to-night we're having ""Practially Yours"" Its so convenient having them right in our Club next to our quarters. Well, I guess this is all for now. I have to go take a shower. Will write again in a couple of days. Lots of love," Annie Edith |
| OCLC number | 900816842 |
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