Biographical Information

Name:

Vera Cecelia Gustafson Palmer

Date of Birth:

1917

Place of Birth:

Chicago, IL

Gender:

Female

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

TN

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1946

Branch of Service:

Army Nurse Corps

Location of Service:

Fort Devens, Massachusetts; Casablanca, Morocco; Oran, Algeria; Naples, Monte Cassino, and Rome, Italy; Saint-Tropez, Baccharat, and Marseilles, France; Bavaria and Dachau, Germany

Highest Rank:

First Lieutenant

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Original photographic print [5items]

Audio: CD [1item]--Reference copy

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1item]

Manuscript: Maps [1item]

Manuscript: Clippings [3items]

Manuscript: Printed matter [1item]

Video: Betacam SP [1item]--Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Michael Lloyd Willie 

Donor:

Sarah Bowen

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

WRCB-TV Channel 3

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/17171

Subjects:

Palmer, Vera
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army Nurse Corps.

Cite as:

Vera Palmer Collection (AFC/2001/001/17171), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress