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Mary Jane Miller, Interviewed By Elizabeth Bunten, Mary Jane Chase Miller
Mary Jane Miller, Interviewed By Elizabeth Bunten, Mary Jane Chase Miller
MF144 Women in the Military
Mary Jane Miller, interviewed by Elizabeth Bunten, May 9, 2003. Miller, age 80, talks about her family; enlisting in the Navy (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) in World War II; her family and friends’ reaction to her enlistment; her basic training experience; the relationship between male officers and female enlisted; her not going overseas during the war; whether she would do it all again; changes in opportunities for women in the military; leaving the Navy after the war; delivering a top secret message; and working under women officers. Text: 8 pp. transcript. Recording: No recording.
Barbara Beal, Interviewed By Amy L. Stevens, Barbara Ann Kasnic Beal
Barbara Beal, Interviewed By Amy L. Stevens, Barbara Ann Kasnic Beal
MF144 Women in the Military
Barbara Beal, interviewed by Amy L. Stevens, May 1, 2003, in Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth, Maine. Beal, age 56, talks about her service as an Army nurse in the Vietnam War; her family and friends’ reaction to her deployment; her anxiety prior to deployment; her training experiences; her preconceptions of the war vs. the reality; her emotional experience of the war; her typical day at the medevac hospital; the dangers of the job; her leisure time; socialization between men and women; her most important relationships during the war; her reception upon returning as a veteran; whether the war …
Barbara Beal, Interviewed By Laura Wheaton, Part 1, Barbara Beal
Barbara Beal, Interviewed By Laura Wheaton, Part 1, Barbara Beal
MF144 Women in the Military
Barbara Beal, interviewed by Laura Wheaton, November 14, 2001, in her home in Ellsworth, Maine. Beal talks about joining the Army Nurses Corps in 1970; being stationed in Hawaii; being sent to Vietnam where she served until 1972; her rank of Lieutenant. Text: 15 pp. transcript. Time: 01:06:45.
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Barbara Beal, Interviewed By Laura Wheaton, Part 2, Barbara Beal
Barbara Beal, Interviewed By Laura Wheaton, Part 2, Barbara Beal
MF144 Women in the Military
Barbara Beal, interviewed by Laura Wheaton, November 14, 2001, in her home in Ellsworth, Maine. Beal talks about joining the Army Nurses Corps in 1970; being stationed in Hawaii; being sent to Vietnam where she served until 1972; her rank of Lieutenant. Text: 15 pp. transcript. Time: 01:06:45.
Listen:
Part 1: mfc_na3203_c2304_01
Part 2: mfc_na3203_c2304_02