Elna Allran Jones Collection
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Oral history interview with Elna Allran Jones
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Primarily documents Elna Allran Jones's early life; her service with the Cadet Nurse Corps and Army Nurse Corps (ANC); and her post-World War II career as a nurse. Jones discusses her parents and her background, then comments on her decision to join the Cadet Nurse Corps and subsequent training and decision to join the ANC. She describes basic training at Camp Rucker; her assignment to Battey General Hospital in Georgia; and her duties at Fort Benning, Georgia. Of particular interest is her description of treating German prisoners of war and American soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. Other topics include riding troop trains with wounded soldiers while stationed at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey; hospital facilities and staff; her hours, uniform, and off-duty activities as a member of the ANC; and her reflections on the general climate and culture of the United States during World War II. Jones also describes her employment as a nurse at many facilities, including Harborview Hospital in Seattle, the Children's Home in Winston-Salem, Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, and the Greensboro School for the Deaf. She also describes her personal life, especially her conversion to Christianity.
