Muriel Coykendall Kiser Collection
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Muriel Coykendall Kiser
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Portrait of Murial Kiser in Red Cross uniform, taken from the Woman's College (now UNCG) Alumni News.
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Oral history interview with Muriel Coykendall Kiser
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Documents Muriel Coykendall Kiser's childhood; her education at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro) in the early 1940s; and her service in Europe with the Red Cross during World War II. Kiser talks about her childhood, including the death of her father in France in World War I; moving between Montana, California, and Florida; and her relationship with her mother. Comments about her time at the Woman's College days focus on her career aspirations as a teach; living with her mother as a day student; and attending dances. Kiser also briefly mentions her pre-war teaching career. " Topics related to Kiser's World War II service include being unable to meet the weight requirement for the Red Cross; working on the Red Cross fundraising campaign; and being sent to Europe on D-Day. Kiser recalls the Red Cross uniforms; getting lost on route to her second assignment in Europe and landing near the front line; buried bombs in French forests; booking entertainment and trips for the troops; and Glenn Miller performing his final show for her base. She remembers being in London for V-E Day; buzz bombs in London; and recruiting local women for dances. " Postwar topics include Kiser's wishes to teach school in South America; resuming her teaching career in North Carolina; and meeting her husband, Glenn Kiser, in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, in 1972.
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Red Cross Clubmobile hat
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American Red Cross blue-gray visored hat with front bow, made by Debenhams and Freebody of London. Hat has shirring on the right side and Red Cross pin center on bow. Worn with blue battledress jacket and trousers. This hat worn by Muriel Coykendall Kiser from 1944 to 1945.
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Red Cross battledress jacket and trousers
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American Red Cross blue-gray battledress jacket and trousers, made by Debenhams and Freebody of London. Jacket has two patches, pleated bodice pockets, a waistband buckle fastened on the left, and Red Cross cut-out pin on the left collar. Worn with blue-gray visored hat. This uniform worn by Muriel Coykendall Kiser from 1944 to 1945.
