Title
Bookwalter, Margaret (1964) [Online Restriction]
Description
Margaret Louis Bookwalter grew up in Portland, Oregon to a military family. She went to Lewis and Clark College in 1960, graduating in 1964. She majored in Languages with a focus on French and Latin, and a minor in Secondary Education. As a freshman, Ms. Bookwalter would eventually meet her future husband, a senior, Sumner Bookwalter. After a divorce, Ms. Bookwalter rekindled her relationship with Sumner, and they have been together ever since. At the age of 24 Ms. Bookwalter attended nursing school at Saint Luke’s in San Francisco. She graduated in the summer of 1970, where she was immediately sent to Vietnam. After spending a year in Vietnam, Ms. Bookwalter continued as a nurse in the army, serving at a variety of bases in the United States. After twenty years of service, Ms. Bookwalter retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. She currently lives with Sumner and her dog in San Diego.
Subject
Oral History
Creator
Lewis & Clark College
Date
20160315
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PDF
Type
Text
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