TY  - GEN
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.
DA  - 1998-04-01
DA  - 1998 April 1
DO  - 10.6083/M44B302J
DO  - DOI
ED  - Morris, Cliff, 1918-
ED  - Ash, Joan S. (Joan Stevenson)
ED  - Interviewee
ED  - Interviewer
ID  - 3199
KW  - World War Ii
KW  - Military Personnel
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3199/files/oralhist_31.pdf
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3199/files/oralhist_31.pdf
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3199/files/oralhist_31.pdf
LA  - eng
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3199/files/oralhist_31.pdf
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.
PB  - Oregon Health & Science University
PY  - 1998-04-01
PY  - 1998 April 1
T1  - Interview with Cliff Morris
TI  - Interview with Cliff Morris
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3199/files/oralhist_31.pdf
Y1  - 1998-04-01
ER  -