Bernice Bonner Collection

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Who's responsible?: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries (Repository)
How much has been digitized?: Only a part of this collection has been digitized.
What's in the full collection?: Photographs; Correspondence, 1943-1945; Miscellaneous Papers, 1943-1945.
Full biography: Bernice G. Bonner served as a hospital worker in North Africa and Italy as a member of the American Red Cross from 1943 to 1945.
Topics: Women's History
Military
Branch of service: Red Cross
Conflict: World War II era (1940-1946)
Subject headings: World War, 1939-1945
American Red Cross
Contributing Institution: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries

: Aerial photo quarters in Italy; An aerial photo of a base in Italy, 1944. The building on the left is Bernice Bonner and other Red Cross worker's villa. The building in the middle is the office villa. The building on the far right is a navy hospital.

: Aerial view of a base in Morocco; Aerial view of rows of tents on a base in Morocco, circa 1944. One is labeled "Medical Clinic."

: Bernice Bonner and chaplain in Morocco; Bernice Bonner poses with the base chaplain, Captain Brenk, while they were stationed with the Red Cross in Morocco, circa 1944. The back of the photo reads, "This is me and the chaplain. I look a little goofy but I think the shadow on the glasses gives the allusion."

: Bernice Bonner and fellow Red Cross worker in Morocco; Bernice Bonner (left) poses with fellow Red Cross worker Dorothy beside their Red Cross tent in Casablanca, Morocco, circa 1944.

: Bernice Bonner and friend with German helmets; Red Cross member Bernice Bonner and friend "Teach" pose with German helmets while on a trip to Anzio Acres in Casablanca, Morocco, circa 1944. The back of the photo reads, "Teach and me on out trip to Anzio. These are two German helmets we picked up along the road. Notice the holes through them."

: Bernice Bonner and others on beach; Red Cross worker Bernice Bonner (left) and friend Dorothy (right) sit on the beach in Morocco with two male friends and a radio belonging to Sgt. Lloyd C. Rupp, circa 1944.

: Bernice Bonner and two nurses in Italy; Bernice Bonner (right) and two nurses in Italy, circa 1944. The back of the photo reads, "Me and two of the nurses I went with in front of the hotel."

: Bernice Bonner in Italy; Bernice Bonner in Italy, circa 1944. The back of the photo reads, "This windblown witch is me. You can see I need to do something about my hair."

: Bernice Bonner in Italy, circa 1944; Bernice Bonner stands overlooking a bay in Italy, circa 1944.

: Bernice Bonner outside a Red Cross tent; Bernice Bonner poses outside a Red Cross tent, circa 1944.

: Four Red Cross workers in Morocco; Bernice Bonner (second from right) and three fellow Red Cross workers stand outside a tent in Morocco, circa 1944.

: Moroccans at market; Two Moroccans look at earthenware goods, circa 1944.

: Portrait of Bernice Bonner, circa 1943; Portrait of Bernice Bonner in civilian clothing, circa 1943.

: Red Cross day room in Morocco; Photo inside the Red Cross day room tent in Morocco, circa 1944. Three men sit at tables in the room, which appears to be lined with books.

: Red Cross members in Morocco; Red Cross personnel Dorothy, a chaplain, Lt. Paul Majarus (possibly an Army Medical Corps member), and Bernice Bonner sit on a bench in Morocco, circa 1944.

: Red Cross workers in Moroccan garden; Red Cross members Lt. Paul Majarus (possibly an Army Medical Corps member), Dorothy, Chaplain Wensler(" and Bernice Bonner sit in a garden in Morocco, circa 1944.

: Tent in Casablanca, Morocco; Photo of Red Cross worker Bernice Bonner's tent in Casablanca, Morocco, circa 1944. The back of the photo reads, "This is the tent I lived in down Casa Way. The flower garden in front was very colorful with red geraniums, purple [unclear], pink [unclear], and some kind of a yellow jab."

: Three Red Cross workers in Morocco; Bernice Bonner (left) poses with chaplain Captain Brenk and fellow Red Cross worker Dorothy while stationed in Morocco, circa 1944. The women wear the Red Cross Military Welfare Corps oxford gray wool uniform and garrison cap.

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