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Louine Lunt Peck, Interviewed By Carol Toner And Mazie Hough, Part 1, Louine Lunt Connor Peck

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Louine Lunt Peck, interviewed by Carol Toner and Mazie Hough, August 16, 2000, at her home in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Peck talks about serving as a Second Lieutenant as a nurse in the Navy Nurses Corps from 1938 to 1941; serving in the Army Nurses Corps from 1943 to 1945; serving on the USAHS Acadia, which sailed to the Bay of Naples and Normandy. Text: 53 pp. transcript. Time: 01:34:39.

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Louine Lunt Peck, Interviewed By Carol Toner And Mazie Hough, Part 2, Louine Lunt Connor Peck

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Louine Lunt Peck, interviewed by Carol Toner and Mazie Hough, August 16, 2000, at her home in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Peck talks about serving as a Second Lieutenant as a nurse in the Navy Nurses Corps from 1938 to 1941; serving in the Army Nurses Corps from 1943 to 1945; serving on the USAHS Acadia, which sailed to the Bay of Naples and Normandy. Text: 53 pp. transcript. Time: 01:34:39.

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Mary Elliott, Interviewed By John Dunham, Part 1, Mary Downey Elliott

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Mary Elliott, interviewed by John Dunham, December 2, 2001, Camden, Maine. Elliott talks about training as a nurse in Massachusetts; becoming a member of the Red Cross; being called to serve in the Army following the attack on Pearl Harbor; being stationed at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Salisbury, England; being a Second Lieutenant nurse. Text: 18 pp. transcript. Time: 50 minutes.

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Mary Elliott, Interviewed By John Dunham, Part 2, Mary Downey Elliott

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Mary Elliott, interviewed by John Dunham, December 2, 2001, Camden, Maine. Elliott talks about training as a nurse in Massachusetts; becoming a member of the Red Cross; being called to serve in the Army following the attack on Pearl Harbor; being stationed at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Salisbury, England; being a Second Lieutenant nurse. Text: 18 pp. transcript. Time: 50 minutes.

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Barbara B. Collier, Interviewed By Elizabeth Lapierre, Part 1, Barbara Adalyn Balch Collier

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Barbara B. Collier, interviewed by Elizabeth LaPierre, December 9, 2000, in Collier’s home in Kennebunk, Maine. Collier, 83 at the time of interview, talks about serving as a 2nd class storekeeper in the Naval Air Unit of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), the women's branch of the United States Naval Reserve, during World War II; serving at the Opa-locka Naval Air Force Base near Miami, Florida. Text: 24 pp. partial transcript. Time: 01:34:44.

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Barbara B. Collier, Interviewed By Elizabeth Lapierre, Part 2, Barbara Adalyn Balch Collier

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Barbara B. Collier, interviewed by Elizabeth LaPierre, December 9, 2000, in Collier’s home in Kennebunk, Maine. Collier, 83 at the time of interview, talks about serving as a 2nd class storekeeper in the Naval Air Unit of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), the women's branch of the United States Naval Reserve, during World War II; serving at the Opa-locka Naval Air Force Base near Miami, Florida. Text: 24 pp. partial transcript. Time: 01:34:44.

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Irene Walker Infererra, Interviewed By John Dunham, Part 1, Irene Blanche Walker Infererra

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Irene Walker Infererra, interviewed by John Dunham, November 26, 2000. Walker talks about training as a nurse in Belfast, Maine; entering the Army Nurses Corps in April 1943; serving in Camp Edwards, MA and England during World War II. Text: 11 pp. partial transcript. Time: 01:03:46.

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Marguerite Mcneil, Interviewed By Carol Toner And Mazie Hough, Part 1, Marguerite Dow Mcneil

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Marguerite McNeil, interviewed by Carol Toner and Mazie Hough, February 5, 2001. McNeil talks about joining the military when she was 26 years old during World War II; serving as an acting Sergeant and teacher (drilling and math skills) in Daytona Beach, FL and North Carolina; being sent to Lackey, Philippines where she served until contracting a fungal infection, was hospitalized and eventually discharged. Text: 23 pp. transcript. Time: 01:24:03. Photographs: p14513-p14515.

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Marguerite Mcneil, Interviewed By Carol Toner And Mazie Hough, Part 2, Marguerite Dow Mcneil

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Marguerite McNeil, interviewed by Carol Toner and Mazie Hough, February 5, 2001. McNeil talks about joining the military when she was 26 years old during World War II; serving as an acting Sergeant and teacher (drilling and math skills) in Daytona Beach, FL and North Carolina; being sent to Lackey, Philippines where she served until contracting a fungal infection, was hospitalized and eventually discharged. Text: 23 pp. transcript. Time: 01:24:03. Photographs: p14513-p14515.

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Marguerite Mcneil, Interviewed By Carol Toner And Mazie Hough, Part 3, Marguerite Dow Mcneil

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Marguerite McNeil, interviewed by Carol Toner and Mazie Hough, February 5, 2001. McNeil talks about joining the military when she was 26 years old during World War II; serving as an acting Sergeant and teacher (drilling and math skills) in Daytona Beach, FL and North Carolina; being sent to Lackey, Philippines where she served until contracting a fungal infection, was hospitalized and eventually discharged. Text: 23 pp. transcript. Time: 01:24:03. Photographs: p14513-p14515.

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Elizabeth “Beth” Carlson, Interviewed By Melissa St. Peter, Part 1, Elizabeth Carlson

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Elizabeth “Beth” Carlson, interviewed by Melissa St. Peter, November 3, 2001, at Ms. Carlson’s home in Bangor, Maine. Carlson talks about Elizabeth's birthplace; her parents; reasons for joining the military; basic training; her assignment as a weather equipment specialist; her service from 1977 to 1981 in the Air Force; her assignment to funeral detail; marriage and becoming a parent in the service; stationed in Chanute, Illinois; her views on women in combat; her views on the draft; what she did after she left the military; her family's reactions to her enlistment; her opinions of politics and the military. Also, 2-page …

Elizabeth “Beth” Carlson, Interviewed By Melissa St. Peter, Part 2, Elizabeth Carlson

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Elizabeth “Beth” Carlson, interviewed by Melissa St. Peter, November 3, 2001, at Ms. Carlson’s home in Bangor, Maine. Carlson talks about Elizabeth's birthplace; her parents; reasons for joining the military; basic training; her assignment as a weather equipment specialist; her service from 1977 to 1981 in the Air Force; her assignment to funeral detail; marriage and becoming a parent in the service; stationed in Chanute, Illinois; her views on women in combat; her views on the draft; what she did after she left the military; her family's reactions to her enlistment; her opinions of politics and the military. Also, 2-page …

Deena Sole, Interviewed By Joelle Quartarone, Part 1, Deena Sole

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Deena Sole, interviewed by Joelle Quartarone, November 3, 2001. Sole talks about joining the Navy in 1985; completing her basic training in Orlando, FL; being stationed in Agrigento, Sicily as a seamen recruit; being in an MAS unit in Jacksonville, FL during the Gulf War. Text: 10 pp. transcript. Time: 01:06:27.

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Deena Sole, Interviewed By Joelle Quartarone, Part 2, Deena Sole

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Deena Sole, interviewed by Joelle Quartarone, November 3, 2001. Sole talks about joining the Navy in 1985; completing her basic training in Orlando, FL; being stationed in Agrigento, Sicily as a seamen recruit; being in an MAS unit in Jacksonville, FL during the Gulf War. Text: 10 pp. transcript. Time: 01:06:27.

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Kim Lander, Interviewed By Jennifer Laplante, Part 1, Kim Lander

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Kim Lander, interviewed by Jennifer LaPlante, November 15, 2001, at her home in Newport Maine. Lander talks about joining the Maine Air National Guard; completing her training in San Antonio Texas; attending tech- school in Pease New Hampshire; serving in the Strategic Air Command during the Gulf War; being a crew chief at the time of the interview. Text: 21 pp. partial transcript. Time: 00:51:42.

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Kim Lander, Interviewed By Jennifer Laplante, Part 2, Kim Lander

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Kim Lander, interviewed by Jennifer LaPlante, November 15, 2001, at her home in Newport Maine. Lander talks about joining the Maine Air National Guard; completing her training in San Antonio Texas; attending tech- school in Pease New Hampshire; serving in the Strategic Air Command during the Gulf War; being a crew chief at the time of the interview. Text: 21 pp. partial transcript. Time: 00:51:42.

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Bessie Fleetwood, Interviewed By Elizabeth Lapierre, Part 1, Bessie Isabelle Plummer Fleetwood

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Bessie Fleetwood, interviewed by Elizabeth LaPierre, December 9, 2001, Kennebunkport Maine. Fleetwood talks about completing her basic training in Cedar Falls, Iowa; serving as a Yeoman First Class in the Vietnam War; being stationed in Endicott Rhode Island. Text: 18 pp. transcript. Time: 00:57:45.

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Bessie Fleetwood, Interviewed By Elizabeth Lapierre, Part 2, Bessie Isabelle Plummer Fleetwood

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Bessie Fleetwood, interviewed by Elizabeth LaPierre, December 9, 2001, Kennebunkport Maine. Fleetwood talks about completing her basic training in Cedar Falls, Iowa; serving as a Yeoman First Class in the Vietnam War; being stationed in Endicott Rhode Island. Text: 18 pp. transcript. Time: 00:57:45.

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Angel Maria Tyler, Interviewed By Tiffany Jones, Part 1, Angel Maria Tyler

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Angel Maria Tyler, interviewed by Tiffany Jones, November 5, 2001, Bangor, Maine. Tyler talks about Angel's birth date and birthplace; her parents; her upbringing; her reasons for joining the military; Air Force basic training; service from 1987 to 1992; her reaction to cutting her hair; places she was stationed; her service in Minot, North Dakota and Germany; ranks she attained during her service, being an administrative specialist; being a marksman; experiences as a woman in the military; what she has learned from her military experience; her opinions on rape in the military and rape at academic institutes; how she feels …

Angel Maria Tyler, Interviewed By Tiffany Jones, Part 2, Angel Maria Tyler

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Angel Maria Tyler, interviewed by Tiffany Jones, November 5, 2001, Bangor, Maine. Tyler talks about Angel's birth date and birthplace; her parents; her upbringing; her reasons for joining the military; Air Force basic training; service from 1987 to 1992; her reaction to cutting her hair; places she was stationed; her service in Minot, North Dakota and Germany; ranks she attained during her service, being an administrative specialist; being a marksman; experiences as a woman in the military; what she has learned from her military experience; her opinions on rape in the military and rape at academic institutes; how she feels …

Angel Maria Tyler, Interviewed By Tiffany Jones, Part 3, Angel Maria Tyler

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Angel Maria Tyler, interviewed by Tiffany Jones, November 5, 2001, Bangor, Maine. Tyler talks about Angel's birth date and birthplace; her parents; her upbringing; her reasons for joining the military; Air Force basic training; service from 1987 to 1992; her reaction to cutting her hair; places she was stationed; her service in Minot, North Dakota and Germany; ranks she attained during her service, being an administrative specialist; being a marksman; experiences as a woman in the military; what she has learned from her military experience; her opinions on rape in the military and rape at academic institutes; how she feels …

Angel Maria Tyler, Interviewed By Tiffany Jones, Part 4, Angel Maria Tyler

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Angel Maria Tyler, interviewed by Tiffany Jones, November 5, 2001, Bangor, Maine. Tyler talks about Angel's birth date and birthplace; her parents; her upbringing; her reasons for joining the military; Air Force basic training; service from 1987 to 1992; her reaction to cutting her hair; places she was stationed; her service in Minot, North Dakota and Germany; ranks she attained during her service, being an administrative specialist; being a marksman; experiences as a woman in the military; what she has learned from her military experience; her opinions on rape in the military and rape at academic institutes; how she feels …

Cathy Parsons, Interviewed By Laura Wheaton, Cathy Moran Parsons

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Cathy Parsons, interviewed by Laura Wheaton, November 15, 2001, Bangor Maine. Parsons talks about joining the Army National Guard in 1990; being sent to Desert Storm and so joining the active U. S. Army; being stationed for a time in Schwabisch Hall, Germany; her rank of Master Sergeant (upon leaving). Text: 15 pp. transcript. Time: 00:35:12. Photographs: p14522, p14523. No restrictions.

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Deborah R. “Debbie” Kelley, Interviewed By Jennifer Laplante, Part 1, Deborah R. Kelley

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Deborah R. “Debbie” Kelley, interviewed by Jennifer LaPlante in Bangor, Maine, November 17, 2001. Kelley talks about being in the Maine Air National Guard for 12 years (at the time of interview); her basic training in Knoxville TN; attending navigational (NAV) school in Sacramento, CA. Text: 19 pp. partial transcript. Time: 01:02:40. Restrictions: None.

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Deborah R. “Debbie” Kelley, Interviewed By Jennifer Laplante, Part 2, Deborah R. Kelley

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Deborah R. “Debbie” Kelley, interviewed by Jennifer LaPlante in Bangor, Maine, November 17, 2001. Kelley talks about being in the Maine Air National Guard for 12 years (at the time of interview); her basic training in Knoxville TN; attending navigational (NAV) school in Sacramento, CA. Text: 19 pp. partial transcript. Time: 01:02:40. Restrictions: None.

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Margaret E. Puckett, Interviewed By Melissa A St. Peter, Part 1, Margaret E. Puckett

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Margaret E. Puckett, interviewed by Melissa A St. Peter, November 2, 2001, at Margaret’s home in Bangor, Maine. Margaret talks about her entering the military, Women’s Army Corps, in 1973; being stationed in Fort Bragg, NC, where she was a Second Lieutenant; ending her career as a Lieutenant Colonel; being part of and helping with the desegregation of the army; issues with male respect toward female officers; the “growing pains” they all went through; the mentorship of younger women by the older; serving 1973 - 1993. Text: 22 pp. partial transcript. Time: 01:37:18. Photographs: p14537, p14538.

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Margaret E. Puckett, Interviewed By Melissa A St. Peter, Part 2, Margaret E. Puckett

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Margaret E. Puckett, interviewed by Melissa A St. Peter, November 2, 2001, at Margaret’s home in Bangor, Maine. Margaret talks about her entering the military, Women’s Army Corps, in 1973; being stationed in Fort Bragg, NC, where she was a Second Lieutenant; ending her career as a Lieutenant Colonel; being part of and helping with the desegregation of the army; issues with male respect toward female officers; the “growing pains” they all went through; the mentorship of younger women by the older; serving 1973 - 1993. Text: 22 pp. partial transcript. Time: 01:37:18. Photographs: p14537, p14538.

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Barbara Beal, Interviewed By Laura Wheaton, Part 1, Barbara Beal

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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

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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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Helen Burns, Interviewed By Lacey Stone And Ellen Geraghty, Helen Mae Burns

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Helen Mae (Saurman) Burns, interviewed by Lacey Stone and Ellen Geraghty, November 9, 2000, Bangor, Maine. Helen talks about joining the Army Nurses Corps in May of 1945; serving in Camp Lee, VA, Frederick, MD, Phoenixville, PA, San Francisco, CA and Yokohama, Japan. Text: 12 pp. transcript. Time: 00:34:36. Photographs: p14533, p14534.

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