Van Ess, Marcia (Interview outline and video), 2014

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Title

Van Ess, Marcia (Interview outline and video), 2014

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Contributor

Smither, James (Interviewer)
WKTV (Wyoming, Mich.)

Description

Marcia Van Ess was born in 1949 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After graduating from high school she went on to attend the nursing program at Mercy Central School of Nursing in Grand Rapids at St. Mary's Hospital and during that time enlisted in the Army as a nurse. After graduating from nursing school in December 1969 and passing the nursing test in February 1969 she attended basic training at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. In April 1969 she was stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky and remained there until she received orders for Vietnam in late summer of 1970. She was deployed to Vietnam in October 1970 and was assigned to the 24th Evacuation Hospital at Long Binh. During her time there she was stationed in the pre-operation and recovery ward, had experience with severe burns, amputations, traumatic head injuries and treating the wounds of both U.S. soldiers and Vietnamese prisoners of war. She stayed in Vietnam until November 1971 when she returned home and was discharged from the Army. She is now an active member in a Vietnam War historical group and speaks about her experiences in Vietnam.

Date

2014-03-20

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Publisher

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

Identifier

VanEssM1588V

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application/pdf
video/mp4

Type

Moving Image
Text

Language

eng

Citation

Van Ess, Marcia, “Van Ess, Marcia (Interview outline and video), 2014,” Digital Collections, accessed December 23, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29911.
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