Benny Lyons oral history transcription, 1996

Lyons, Benny, 1923-2005. Reminiscence of a WAVE who served as a Link Trainer instructor during WWII. Includes im­migration from Denmark to the United States and settlement in Rockford, Ill.; Two years at Rockford College; Enlisted in WAVES in 1943 for patriotic reasons; Training and indoctrination at USNTS (WR) Bronx, N.Y.; Concerts at USNTS; Advanced training at NAS, Atlanta, Ga., as a link trainer instructor; Barracks living; Social life; Assigned toJacksonville, Fla.; Trained pilots in PBY squadrons; Enjoyed training pilots; Met husband; Discharged from WAVES in 1945; Challenges of WAVES assignment; Marriage in 1946; Life as a Navy Wife; Chal­lenges, responsibilities and friendships; Retirement in Portsmouth, R.I.