Barbara Jean Brown recalls her service in the United States Naval Women's Reserve (WAVES) program during World War II
Barbara Jean Brown recalls her service in the United States Naval Women's Reserve (WAVES) program during World War Two. Brown describes enlisting in Lansing, Michigan in September 1943, attending boot camp in Bronx, New York City, receiving training in dictation and shorthand in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and being stationed in Washington, D.C. where she stayed in a barracks across from Arlington Cemetery. She also talks about drilling on the National Mall next to the Washington Monument, seeing President Roosevelt's limo, the Capital under blackout restrictions, the return of street lights after V-J Day, and President Roosevelt's funeral procession. Brown is interviewed by Sarah McLennan.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2002-05-14
- Interviewees
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Brown, Barbara Jean
- Interviewers
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McLennan, Sarah Elizabeth, 1978-
- Subjects
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Brown, Barbara Jean
United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve
World War (1939-1945)
Military participation--Female
Veterans
Women veterans
United States
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Series
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Few good women
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:33:05
- Venue Note
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Recorded 2002 May 14.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 42059
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b13423082
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