Jean Lett Macdonald oral history transcription, 1996

Macdonald, Jean Lett, 1918-2004. Reminiscences of a WWII WAVE Officer. Includes her growing up in Ashland, Ohio, teacher in Ashland;Joined WAVES in 1943, USNMS (WR) at Mt. Holyoke and Smith Colleges; Assigned to Naval Office, Procurement, NYC where she was involved in recruiting in Harlem and Connecti­ cut; Made records for the Voice of America; Instructed recruiters in N.Y. and NJ.; Marriage in NYC April I945; Reaction to V-E and V:J Day; Separated from the service in November 1945; Work as Training Officer, Civil Service; Positive feelings about the WAVES.