Naval War College (U.S.)
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Yvette Richard Vary oral history transcription, 1998
Vary, Yvette Richard, 1921-. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted WAVE. Includes youth in Central Falls, R.I.; High School graduation in 1941; Employed at Providence Braid; Reaction to Pearl Harbor attack; Kept up with wartime news; Patriotism motive forjoining the WAVES in April 1944; Enlisted with her sister; Trained at USNTS (WR), Bronx, N.Y.; Daily schedule at Hunter College; Classes; Marching uni forms; Food; NYC visits; Was in movie "Here Come the WAVES"; Assigned to Camp Endicott, Davisville, RI. in Personnel as a Yeoman Striker; Her sister worked with IBM computers; Social life and dances; WAVES were well treated; Death of FDR; V:J Day celebrations; Discharged in Feb ruary 1946; Returned to Central Falls; Took flying lessons; Attended Bryant College on the GI Bill; WAVES was a positive experience; Made lifelong friends; Attended WAVES conventions; Member WAVES National and Ocean State WAVES.
Zumwalt Staff Officers oral history transcription
Zumwalt, Elmo R., Jr., ADM, USN, 1920-2000. Reminiscences of Admiral Zumwalt by Captain Howard].Kerr, USN (Ret.), Captain W. Lewis Glenn, Jr. and Admiral Worth H. Bagley, USN (Ret.), who seived with him when he was Com mander, U.S. Naval Forces Vietnam, 1968-1970, and Chief of Naval Operations, 1970-1974. Topics discussed include the Vietnam War, Zumwalt's visits to the front, naval activity during the war and his reforms as CNO. The reasons for his actions and the methodologies used are dis cussed as well.