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Rita Callanan Trenn oral history transcription, 1997

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Identifier: MSC-382- Item OH 228
Scope and Contents

Trenn, Rita Callanan, 1923-. Reminiscences of a WWII WAVE; Includes her growing up years in RI., work at Brown and Sharp; Reaction to Pearl Harbor attack, enlisted in WAVES in 1943; Attended USNTS (WR). Hunter College; Attended Storekeepers School in Bloomington, Ind.; Assigned to Cornell UniĀ­ versity in Disbursing Office for Naval Officers and Trainees; Reaction of Navy enlisted men to WAVES; D-Day news; Assigned to Hawaii in Naval Base Disbursing Office; V:J Day celebrations; Met Captains McAfee and Hancock; WAVES a positive experience; Impact of WAVES service on her life; Marriage and stayed in R.I.; Worked at RI. Hospital; Member Ocean State WAVES.

Dates: 1997

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  • Names: United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve X
  • Names: Trenn, Rita Callanan X