Bell, Helen

This project has been completed. You can view the transcribed interview with Helen Bell and other military veterans at here.

Instructions

• If you have not already done so, review the Help Us Transcribe page for step- by-step instructions on how to transcribe the oral histories in this collection (it might be helpful to leave this page open for easy reference).
• Before you start transcribing the interview, please check out the project’s Tips on Transcribing page for formatting guidelines and explanations on how to handle military terminology. You can also see a sample transcription page here.
• Once you are ready to proceed, click on the link below to be taken to the Scripto login page for Helen Bell:
  
  Interview with Helen Bell (Interviewer: Iris Howell-de Nijs)

Biography
Helen Cooney Bell was born on October 28, 1919 in the town of Goldendale in Klikitat County, Washington. For much of her life, Bell lived in the city of Roseburg, Oregon. She entered military service in World War II with the U.S. Army Medical Corps as a hospital dietician, reaching the rank of First Lieutenant during her military career. Bell served in WWII from November 4, 1943, to April 22, 1946. Later in life, she came to live in Raleigh, N.C.