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Doris Williams Nemitz oral history transcription, 1995
Nemitz, Doris Williams, 1924. Reminiscences of a WWII WAVE who served as a Yeoman at the Newport (R.I.) Naval Base in the communications office. Early years and education in Providence (R.l.); Employment in Walsh Kaiser Shipyard, Cranston, R.l., andJuliette Mills, Providence, R.l.; Patriotism; Enlisted in 1944; Training and indoctrination at USNTS ('WR) Bronx, N.Y.; Comments on classes; Marching; Recreation; Food; Yeoman training at Iowa State Teacher's College, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Assign ment at Naval Base, Newport, R.l. in the Communication Station where she was involved in de coding, receiving and sending messages; Lived in WAVES barracks on base; Friends; Recreation; Social life in Newport; Fire in Barracks B; V:J Day; Discharge in May 1946; WAVES service a posi tive experience; Marriage, 1947; Member, Ocean State WAVES; Attended WAVES reunions, Boston, Mass.
Dorothy Council oral history transcription, 1993
Council, Dorothy, CAPT, USN, 1912-1998. Reminiscences of career as an officer in the WAVES in WWII and in the regular Navy, 1942- 1972. Includes early years in Northampton, Mass.; Education at Smith College, class of 1933; Career in merchandising at Macy's and Franklin Simon; Enlisted in the WAVES in 1942; Indoctrination at Mt. Holyoke College; Assigned as Personnel Officer, Communications Division, 1942- 1945, Washington, D.C.; Discrimination vs. Women; Administration and Personnel Officer, Communication Division, Hawaii, 1945-1946; Administration and Personnel Officer, Communication Division, San Francisco, Calif., 1946-1950; Women Officer Detail, BuPers, Washington, D.C., 1950-1953; Promotion exams; Administration and Personnel Officer, Central Torpedo Office, Newport, RI., 1953-1957; Fond of Newport; BuPers liaison in congress, 1957-1960; Administration and personnel officer, EUCOM, Paris, 1960-1962; Living in Paris, CO, Recruit training Women, 1962-1964; Bainbridge, Md.; Assistant Administration Officer, NWC; Promotion to Captain; OSD, Military Personnel Branch, 1968-1972; Retirement in Newport and travel experiences.
Dorothy R. Midgeley oral history transcription, 1995
Midgeley, Dorothy R., 1924-. Reminiscences of a WWII WAVE who served as a Welfare and Recreation Specialist at Charleston, S.C., Naval Base. Includes youth in Wells, N.Y.; Hostess at USO, Schenectady, N.Y.; Reaction to Pearl Harbor bombing; Enlisted in WAVES in 1944; Training and indoctrination and Specialist School (WR) Bronx, N.Y.; Daily routine; Classes; Marching; Food; Duties at Noisette Creek Barracks, Charleston, S.C.; Social life; Ship parties; Trips to Miami and Havana; Dis charged in 1946;Joined Reserve Unit, Albany, N.Y., 1948-1949; Marriage; WAVE Conventions and Ocean State WAVES.
Douglas B. Henderson oral history transcription
Henderson, Douglas B., RADM, USCG, 1910-. B.S., USCG Academy, 1936; Chelan; Cayuga; Tahoe; Assistant to the first CG District Engi neer, Boston, 1939-1940; Master's Degree in Naval Construction and Engineering, MIT, Cam bridge, Mass., 1943; Hull Inspector/Officer in Charge, Technical Division, Office of the Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding, San Pedro, Calif., 1943-1946; Hull Superintendent/Docking Offi cer, Curtis Bay, Md., 1946-1948; Engineer Officer, Chautauqua, 1948-1949; XO, Kukui, 1949- 1950; CO, Klamath, 1950-1951;Secretary, Ship's Structure Committee, and Staff, Office of Engi neering, CGHQ, Washington, D.C., 1951-1955; Officer in Charge, Power Laboratory, CG Acad emy, and Deputy Head, Applied Science and Engineering Department, USCG Academy, 1955- 1959; CO, Ingham, 1959-1961; Chief of Engineering, Fourteenth District, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1961; Chief of Engineering, Fifth District, Portsmouth, Va., 1964; Deputy Chief, Office of Engi neering, CGHQ, 1964; Comptroller, CGHQ, 1966-1968; Chief, Office Engineering, 1968.
Duane H. Casmdy oral history transcription
Casmdy, Duane H., GEN, USAF, 1933-. Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command published by USTRANSCOM Office of History, Scott AFB, Illinois. The main focus of the history is the establishment and developmentof the nation's newest United Military Command.
Duncan H. Doolittle oral history transcription, 2004
Doolittle discusses the reaction of Yale students to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, joining the US Army after graduation from Yale in 1942, Field Artillery unit, training to fly Piper Cubs, assigned to Pacific Theater with 43rd Division, first art New Zealand, then New Guinea and the Philippines, flying missions to locate Japanese troops, adjusting fire for the USS Pennsylvania, conditions in the Philippines, barracks, food, friendship with a Filipino family, practicing for the invasion of Japan, demilitarizing Yokosuka, and returning home.
E. Jame Potter oral history transcription, 1997
Potter, E. Jane, LCDR, USN, 1913-1999. Reminiscence of a WWII WAVE whojoined the regular Navy and served for twenty-one years. Includes her youth in Beaver, Pa.; Graduation from Geneva College; Worked in Personnel De partment, Jones and Laughlin Steel Co., 1934-1943; Joined the USN for patriotic reasons; Trained at USNMS (WR), Smith College; As.signed as Head, Navy Relief, Newport, R.I.; Assigned to BuPers, Plans and Policy Department, ca. 1946;Assigned to London in Intel Department;Joint Staff, Germany; CNO's Office; First woman to attend NWC, 1958-1959; Staff, NWC, 1959-1960; Amphibious Force assignment, Little Creek, Va., 1960--1963; Retired in 1963; Retirement and work in Washington, D.C; Retired in Newport, R.I.; Positive comments on naval career.
Edith Full oral history, 1977
Oral history of Edith F. Full
Edith Smith oral history transcription, 1995
Smith, Edith, 1924. Reminiscences of a WWII WAVE who served as a Yeoman at Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, RI., 1944-1945; Includes her growing up years in Woonsocket, RI.; High School graduation, 1941; Employment at Slatersville Finishing Co. in Payroll Department; Reaction to Pearl Harbor bombing; Enlisted in WAVES in 1944; Training and indoctrination at USNTS (WR) Hunter Col lege, Bronx, N .Y.; Member of singing platoon that appeared on Perry Como Show; Yeoman training at Oklahoma A&M, Stillwater, Okla.; Assignment in Personnel Department at NAVTORSTA, Newport, R.I.; Recreation; Maniage, June 1945; V:J Day celebrations in Newport; Discharged, November 1945; Impact of WAVES service on her life; Postwar employment; Ocean State WAVES Membership.
Edna Hill Schultz oral history transcription, 2003
Schultz, Edna Hill, 1922-2006. Youth inSouth Portland, Maine; Worked in shipyard;joined U.S. Marine Corps (WR), 1944; Basic training at Camp Lejeune, N.C.; Daily routine and classes; Clerk in the Schools Command, Camp Lejeune; Promoted to Corporal; Visit of President Franklin D. Roosevelt; V:J Day celebra tion; Discharged in May 1946; Significance of Marine Corps service; Member, Women Marines Association.