Item COLD WAR 27/113 - Transcript of interview with nurse Florence Galing, 1997

Typescript transcript of interview with Florence Galing, US Army Nurse, 2 Div, Fort Lewis, Washington, USA, 1950, relating to the popular support for US military involvement in the Korean War, 1950; the belief that US involvement in Korea would counter communist expansionism, 1950; Galing husband's service with US 2 Div, Pusan perimeter, South Korea, Nov 1950; the posting of Galing's husband as missing in action (MIA) in Korea, Dec 1950; Galing's notification that her husband had been captured and was a POW, Dec 1951; the first letter from Korea Galing received from her husband, Jan 1952; the lack of support for POWs and their families in the USA, 1950-1953; the truce talks in Korea, Nov 1952; the US Presidential election, Nov 1952; Galing's husband's release from activity, and their reunion Aug 1953; Galing's reunion with her husband, San Francisco, California, USA, Sep 1953; Galing's reaction following the reunion with her husband, 1953. 24pp