Oral History Interview with Elizabeth Murphy, May 30, 1977 Page: 2
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Marcello:
Murphy:Why did you decide to join the United States Army?
(Chuckle) It's kind of an odd little story, but I happened
to meet a young Army officer at a dance when I was a student
nurse. Then when they asked us if we'd like to join the Red
Cross Nurses' Association, I decided that since I had known
this young man (chuckle), I'd join the Army.
Now how closely were you keeping abreast of current events
and things of that nature at the time that you joined the
service? In other words, did you give any thought to the
possibility of the country eventually getting into war or
anything of that sort?
Just before I graduated, Germany went to war in Europe, and
we felt that there might be a war. But really, I didn't give
too much thought to the idea that I'd ever be in it. But
just before I went. . . well, I actually had orders to go to
the Philippines. I had taken my car back to Idaho to leave
it, and my father came and told me that morning that I was
leaving that I would probably see war. Mother said that
Daddy really didn't want me to go to the Philippines, but he
wasn't going to do anything to prevent me if I wanted to go.
Still I just thought, "Well, I don't think that I'd ever
see a war." By the time I got back to Fort Lewis, the Army
orders had been changed; they sent me to Hawaii instead of
the Philippines.
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Murphy, Elizabeth. Oral History Interview with Elizabeth Murphy, May 30, 1977, book, May 30, 1977; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc98989/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.