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OH 1762

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeBABCOCK, Marjorie Rae Lutkins (b. 1927)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1762
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFor the Women Veterans Oral History Project. Women’s Army Corps Enlisted, Keypunch Operator, Korean War-era Veteran. Childhood in Michigan; reason for enlisting; family’s reaction to enlistment; basic training at Fort Lee, Virginia; duty assignment at Governor’s Island, New York; temporary duty assignment at the Pentagon; duty assignment in Hanau, Germany; impressions of post-war Germany; placement in the Veterans of Foreign War’s Women’s Auxiliary despite veteran status; views on service; views on women in combat; advice for future women service members; brother’s experience in the Merchant Marines during World War II; daughter’s views on the military; daughter’s views on the military service of her mom and other family members.
Interviewer(s)Amy Hedrick
Physical Description33 pp. plus documents (6 pp.)
Terms of UseOpen