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Yvette Richard Vary oral history transcription, 1998

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Identifier: MSC-382- Item OH 242
Scope and Contents

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 uniĀ­ 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 FebĀ­ 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.

Dates: 1998

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