OH 1762 | Oral History

OH 1762

For 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.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 33 pp. plus documents (6 pp.)
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Amy Hedrick
Date of Interview March 31, 2013

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