ddr-one-7-8-2 — Kay Sweeney Interview Segment 2

Kay Sweeney Interview Segment 2

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Childhood memories in Kagoshima, Japan (ddr-one-7-8-1) - 00:06:04

Serving as a nurse with the Japanese army; being attacked by an American submarine while on a Red Cross ship (ddr-one-7-8-2) - 00:12:45

Returning home after Japan had lost the war: "it was miserable" (ddr-one-7-8-3) - 00:08:16

Continuing work as a nurse after the war (ddr-one-7-8-4) - 00:14:27

Serving as a nurse in Japan immediately after the war (ddr-one-7-8-5) - 00:11:45

Deciding to come to the United States to study nursing (ddr-one-7-8-6) - 00:05:58

Arriving in the United States and getting married (ddr-one-7-8-7) - 00:06:25

Moving to Portland and working as a ship chandler (ddr-one-7-8-8) - 00:10:17

Involvement in community activities (ddr-one-7-8-9) - 00:04:18

Description of submarine attack while on a Red Cross ship (ddr-one-7-8-10) - 00:09:03

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Serving as a nurse with the Japanese army; being attacked by an American submarine while on a Red Cross ship

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February 26, 2003

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Kay Sweeney

Kay Sweeney Interview

01:29:18 — 10 segments

February 26, 2003

Japanese female. Born 1922 in Kagoshima, Japan. During World War II, served as a nurse with the Japanese army in Jakarta and Japan. After the war, moved to the United States and lived in San Francisco before eventually settling in Portland, Oregon.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)

Alison Walcott, interviewer; Tim Rooney, videographer

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