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Susan “Sue” Murphy-Hammond, Interviewed By Phyllis Von Herrlich, Part 1, Susan Murphy-Hammond

MF144 Women in the Military

Susan “Sue” Murphy-Hammond, interviewed by Phyllis von Herrlich, October 28, 2001, Augusta, Maine. Murphy-Hammond talks about the U.S. Navy: enlisting in 1970; basic training at 18; the strict list of what could be brought; barracks; having to walk paths that were unmarked, punishment if you went off; training with just women; having to have a physical twice; wearing dungarees; 3 uniforms; training with 28 or 30 girls; room standards; failing inspection too many times, didn’t graduate; wearing a wig so she didn’t have to cut her hair; her station in Quonset Point, RI; waves; black shoe; brown shoe; working in …

Susan “Sue” Murphy-Hammond, Interviewed By Phyllis Von Herrlich, Part 2, Susan Murphy-Hammond

MF144 Women in the Military

Susan “Sue” Murphy-Hammond, interviewed by Phyllis von Herrlich, October 28, 2001, Augusta, Maine. Murphy-Hammond talks about the U.S. Navy: enlisting in 1970; basic training at 18; the strict list of what could be brought; barracks; having to walk paths that were unmarked, punishment if you went off; training with just women; having to have a physical twice; wearing dungarees; 3 uniforms; training with 28 or 30 girls; room standards; failing inspection too many times, didn’t graduate; wearing a wig so she didn’t have to cut her hair; her station in Quonset Point, RI; waves; black shoe; brown shoe; working in …

Dolores “Del” Hainer, Interviewed By Rebecca Pelletier And Elizabeth Fowler, Part 2, Dolores F. Hainer

MF144 Women in the Military

Dolores “Del” (Theriault) Hainer, interviewed by Rebecca Pelletier and Elizabeth Fowler, November 10, 2000, Hampden, Maine. Hainer talks about joining the army after World War II; her basic training in Camp Lee, VA; and being stationed in San Antonio, TX. Text: 34 pp. transcript. Time: 1 hour 17 minutes.

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Dolores “Del” Hainer, Interviewed By Rebecca Pelletier And Elizabeth Fowler, Part 1, Dolores F. Hainer

MF144 Women in the Military

Dolores “Del” (Theriault) Hainer, interviewed by Rebecca Pelletier and Elizabeth Fowler, November 10, 2000, Hampden, Maine. Hainer talks about joining the army after World War II; her basic training in Camp Lee, VA; and being stationed in San Antonio, TX. Text: 34 pp. transcript. Time: 1 hour 17 minutes.

Listen:

Part 1: mfc_na3201_c2301_01
Part 2: mfc_na3201_c2301_02