TY - GEN N2 - In this interview, Cliff Morris discusses his time in the service of the 46th General Hospital during WWII. Morris begins with biographical information, such as his childhood in Denver, Colorado, Omaha, Nebraska, and Portland, Oregon. Morris graduated from high school in Portland and went on to obtain a degree in business administration from the University of Portland in 1941. In 1942, he enlisted with the Reserve Corps rather than wait to be drafted. Upon being called to active duty, members of the 46th General Hospital were transferred to Fort Riley, Kansas for basic training. Morris remembers that he received basic medic training while at UOMS. While at Fort Riley, Morris applied for Officer Candidate School. He was sent to the University of Nebraska in Omaha He eventually received orders for overseas duty, and joined a Reinforcement Battalion as its chief medical corpsman. DO - 10.6083/M44B302J DO - DOI AB - In this interview, Cliff Morris discusses his time in the service of the 46th General Hospital during WWII. Morris begins with biographical information, such as his childhood in Denver, Colorado, Omaha, Nebraska, and Portland, Oregon. Morris graduated from high school in Portland and went on to obtain a degree in business administration from the University of Portland in 1941. In 1942, he enlisted with the Reserve Corps rather than wait to be drafted. Upon being called to active duty, members of the 46th General Hospital were transferred to Fort Riley, Kansas for basic training. Morris remembers that he received basic medic training while at UOMS. While at Fort Riley, Morris applied for Officer Candidate School. He was sent to the University of Nebraska in Omaha He eventually received orders for overseas duty, and joined a Reinforcement Battalion as its chief medical corpsman. T1 - Interview with Cliff Morris ED - Morris, Cliff, 1918- ED - Ash, Joan S. (Joan Stevenson) ED - Interviewee ED - Interviewer DA - 1998-04-01 DA - 1998 April 1 L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3199/files/oralhist_31.pdf PB - Oregon Health & Science University LA - eng PY - 1998-04-01 PY - 1998 April 1 ID - 3199 L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3199/files/oralhist_31.pdf KW - World War Ii KW - Military Personnel TI - Interview with Cliff Morris Y1 - 1998-04-01 L2 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3199/files/oralhist_31.pdf LK - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3199/files/oralhist_31.pdf UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3199/files/oralhist_31.pdf ER -