Mary McLaughlin Murphy Leckie oral history transcription, 1998
Scope and Contents
Leckie, Mary McLaughlin Murphy, 1921-. Reminiscences of a WWII Marine (WR). Includes youth in Providence and Barrington, RI.; Attended Katherine Gibbs School; Worked for the Red Cross, Providence, R.I.; Joined the Marines 1944; Negative parental reaction; Basic training at Camp Lejeune, N.C.; Classes and marching; Liked uniform; Assigned as a clerk to Cherry Point, N.C., MAS in Combat Conditioning Department; Social life; Saw Tyrone Power; Disastrous fire that killed several women Marines; Marriage in November 1944; VJ Day Celebrations; Discharged in October 1945; Marine Corps a positive experience; Settled in New York; Returned to Barrington in 1984.
Dates
- Creation: 1998
Creator
- Leckie, Mary Mclaughlin Murphy (Person)
- Naval War College (U.S.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.
Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Subject
- United States. Marine Corps Women's Reserve (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository