Interview with María del Carmen Solís

Interview with María del Carmen Solís

María del Carmen Solís
Maritza De La Trinidad, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Margaret E. Dorsey, Border Studies Archive
Ana Sarazua, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Lupe Flores, Border Studies Archive

Description

Ms. María del Carmen Solís, born in Pharr, Texas in 1919, talks about her upbringing and her career in nursing. She served for 26 years in the US Army Air Corps as Chief Flight Nurse during WWII and the Korean War and completed assignments abroad in Spain, India, and Burma (now Myanmar).

Interviewed on 02 February 2017 by Dr. Maritza de La Trinidad and Ana Sarazua. The interview was recorded by Lupe Flores for Border Studies Archive.