Donald Oppedal's Oral History

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Title

Donald Oppedal's Oral History

Subject

Donald Oppedal
Betty Turnell
oral history
recording
Navy
Master Chief Hospital Corpsman
Medical Department
Lake Shore Naval Reserve Center
Decatur, IL
World War II
enlistment
non-commission officer
St. Albans, NY
naval hospital
early life
Stanhope, IA
Bible school
one-room school
medical assistant training school
Great Lakes Naval Base, IL
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Boston, MA
surgical asssitant
brain surgery
Dr. White
first surgery
emergency caesarean
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
German Submarine Alley
Camp Perry
Sea Bees
Construction Battalion
Jim Crow law
Richmond, VA
race relations
Norfolk, VA
Oran, Algeria
nurses
landing ship tank
Samson, NY
Naval Air Force
Jacksonville, FL
Korean War
hospital ship
Vietnam War
retirement
ombudsman for nursing homes
Decatur Senior Citizen Council
Aging Advisory Commission
Office on Aging
family life

Description

This is the oral history of Donald Oppedal. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on May 24, 1985. The interview covers his time in the Navy and his retirement in Decatur.

Creator

Interviewee: Donald Oppedal
Interviewer: Betty Turnell

Source

Donald Oppedal

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

Date

May 24, 1985

Contributor

Betty Turnell

Rights

The Decatur Public Library owns and maintains all copyright on materials featured on omeka.decaturlibrary.org. These materials cannot be used without prior consent. Please contact the Local History Room at the Decatur Public Library for more information.

Relation

U.S Navy, Lake Shore Naval Reserve

Format

.mp3
.pdf

Language

English

Type

oral history

Identifier

OH39

Coverage

oral history, recording, Donald Oppedal, Betty Turnell

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Betty Turnell

Interviewee

Donald Oppedal

Location

Decatur, IL

Transcription

see .pdf

Original Format

cassette tape

Duration

1:05:08

Bit Rate/Frequency

unknown

Time Summary

unknown