Oral History Interview with Elizabeth Murphy, May 30, 1977 Page: 4
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Mruphy:Now were your quarters at Schofield Hospital?
No, our quarters were at Tripler General Hospital.I was a second lieutenant.
In other words, this was an automatic thing upon your
induction into the Army?
When I came into the Army, I was a second lieutenant.
Okay, what'd you think about the idea of having your orders
changed and going to the Hawaiian Islands?
Well, first I felt a little disappointed. But then Hawaii
was fascinating to me anyhow, so it really didn't bother me
that much.
Had you ever been to the Hawaiian Islands?
No, I never had.
Okay, so where did you go after you got to the Hawaiian Islands?
Well, we sailed out of San Francisco, and we landed at
Honolulu Harbor, with the boys diving for the quarters or
the dimes or whatever money that was thrown overboard. When
we got off, there was a nurse, which later I found out she
was from Schofield, with an armful of lais. The nurses that
were assigned to Schofield--she had the orders--the nurses
that were assigned to Schofield all got a lai, but the
nurses that were assigned to Tripler General Hospital got
nothing. We were just told to pick up our luggage and get
into the car (chuckle).Marcello:
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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/m1/6/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.