Ruby Martin Oral History"Ruby Martin was born in February of 1920 and grew up in the small town of Nashville, Ohio. She served as a nurse in the 67th Evacuation Hospital during World War II and as a Chief Nurse in Germany during the Korean War. Martin's twin brother was killed while on training maneuvers at Camp Atterbury. In her oral history she talks about growing up in Nashville during the Great Depression, her schooling, and training as a nurse. She discusses deciding to join the Army, her training assignments in the States, and her trip on the Queen Mary II to Europe. She was lucky that throughout her service across England, France, Belgium, and ultimately Germany she was with her cousin Emmy Martin, who also served in the 67th Evacuation Hospital. Martin described landing on Utah Beach, her days working in the hospital, communications back home, her cousin's bizarre hobby of selling fuller brushes, and the treatment of German POWs. She was stationed near Malmedy, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge and was evacuated as the Germans made their push agains the Allied lines. She shares stories of working around land mines, USO shows, and post-war assignments to Czechoslovakia and Austria. After the war she returned home with help from the GI Bill was able to finish her bachelors and masters degrees in nursing. Martin continued to serve in the Army Reserves and was stationed in Germany during the Korean War. At the end of her interview she talks about the culture of the 1940s and 1950s in America."