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Paula J. Johnson Collection

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Paula Jean Gooch Johnson (b. 1933) served in the United States Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) as a corpsman during the Korean War. Paula Johnson was born in Cabell County, West Virginia, and graduated from Barboursville High School in 1951. After a year in the workforce, she enlisted in the WAVES and was sent to Bainbridge, Maryland, for boot camp In October 1952. Johnson remained at the Women's Hospital Corps School in Bainbridge for corpsman training. In June 1953, Johnson was transferred to Charleston, South Carolina, to work in the women's ward, emergency room, and intensive care unit. She also worked for several months for a doctor in the hospital. Johnson was discharged from Charleston in 1954 and met her husband Gene; they married that year [...] Read more

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1.	Paula J. Johnson in Washington, D.C. Paula J. Johnson is pictured in her WAVES uniform in Washington, D.C., during basic training, circa 1952. 1952 \| Image \| Paula J. Johnson Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
2.	Oral history interview with Paula J. Johnson Primarily documents Paula Johnson's work as a hospital corpsman in the U.S. Navy WAVES. Johnson briefly discusses her childhood and her desire to attend college. She note[...] 2001-06-08 \| Audio \| Paula J. Johnson Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records

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