Barbara Tannerm Aldrich oral history transcription, 1997

Aldrich, Barbara Tanner, 1918-. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted WAVE. Includes youth in Providence, R.I., graduate of Bradford College, attended School of Occupational Therapy, Boston, Mass.; Enlisted in the WAVES in December 1942; Training at USNTS (WR), Hunter College; Attended Radio School, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., for four months; Daily schedule and courses taken; As­ signed to Eastern Sea Frontier, NYC where she monitored and recorded messages; Work was in­teresting; Social life and recreation for service men and women; Promoted to radioman, First Class; Discharged October 1945; Attended RISD on GI Bill; Marriage in 1952; Impact of WAVES on her life.