Helen Shoobridge Oral History

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Who's responsible?: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries (Repository)
How much has been digitized?: This collection has been digitized in its entirety.
Where can I find more information?: https://uncg.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/1040
What's in the full collection?: December 2004 oral history transcript.
Full biography: Helen Shoobridge (b. 1919), of Greensboro, North Carolina, served in the United States' Women's Army Corps (WAC) during World War II in the United States, New Guinea, and the Philippines. Helen Shoobridge was born 1919 in Greensboro, North Carolina. After graduating from Greensboro High School, She attended Guilford College. Upon graduation from Guilford College, Shoobridge found employment in an insurance adjustment bureau." Shoobridge enlisted in the United States Women's Army Corps [WAC] after learning of the Japanese attacks on Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She received her basic training at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Her first duty station was Fort Washington, Maryland, where she served as a typist." After serving a time at Fort Washington, Shoobridge volunteered for overseas duty. She was assigned to duty in Manila, Philippines, but was temporarily stationed in New Guinea whilst in route. After serving in Manila for a time, Shoobridge was reassigned to the city of Tarlac." After the conclusion of World War Two, Shoobridge was granted an overseas discharge. She spent an indefinite amount of time traveling around the Pacific and residing in Australia.
Topics: Women's History
Military
Branch of service: Army -- WAC
Conflict: World War II era (1940-1946)
Subject headings: World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army--Women
Contributing Institution: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries

: Oral history interview with Helen Shoobridge; Helen Shoobridge tells of her early life in Greensboro, North Carolina, her wartime service in the United States Women's Army Corps [WAC], and her later life as an American civilian living overseas." Shoobridge primarily tells of her service with the WAC during the Second World War. She extensively details her time in the Pacific as a typist, and tells of the destruction of Manila that she observed after the Allied occupation of the Philippines. " Other topics include Shoobridge's childhood experiences, her family, her education, and an explanation of her decision to join the WAC.

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