Edward and Helene Robertson, 1943-1945
- Containers:
- 14.0016 - Box 14, Folder 06
- Scope and content:
This folder contains personal accounts from Helene Robertson in reference to her service in the Army Nurse Corps, as well as the service of her husband, Edward Robertson, until their discharges in August of 1945. Helene Robertson served on the United States hospital ship Shamrock. The stories provided recount her treating survivors from a British destroyer sunk by a German submarine on December 12, 1943 in the Mediterranean Sea, copies of her personal diary, photographs, and a ship reunion book. A picture provided displays German prisoner patients. Both Helene and Edward Robertson served on the USS Shamrock until Edward was tranfered to the hospital ship Seminole, until they were both discarged from service.
Access and use
- Parent restrictions:
- This collection is open to all researchers.
- Parent terms of access:
- All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
