McCoy, Mary Lynch, 1917-
Person
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Mary Lynch McCoy oral history transcription, 1995
Item
Identifier: MSC-382- Item OH 202
Scope and Contents
McCoy, Mary Lynch, 1917-. Reminiscences of a WAVE who served in WWII. Includes growing up in Newport, R.I.; Gradu ation from R.I. College; Teaching in Newport; Enlisted in the WAVES, Officer Corps, 1943; Training at USNMS (WR) Smith College, Northampton, Mass.; Assigned to Communications Of fice, First Naval District, Boston, Mass.; Advanced training, Mt. Holyoke College; Assigned to Communications Office Newport Naval Base, Washington, D.C., and Yokosuka,Japan; Life inJa pan; Marriage in 1952 in Japan; Discharged from Navy, 1952; Navy Wife; Impact of WAVES ser vice on her life; Teaching in Newport, 1966-1983.
Dates:
1995