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Karle, Isabella Safety Measures
Isabella Karle said that certain measures were taken to insure against radiation sickness, including the daily...
Hollis, Frederick Scrap Drives and Rationing
Frederick Hollis contributed to the war effort through scrap drives held in Detroit. At the collection points, snow...
McDowell, Bowdre Sea Duty and Intelligence Work
Bowdre McDowell went home for three weeks [Annotator's Note: following the end of the war] and then returned to the...
Peak, Betty "Betty Taylor" Secret B-29 and Marriage
Betty Peak worked at the Boeing Aircraft Company [Annotator's Note: in Wichita, Kansas]. Every plane had a letter...
Mineta, Norman Secretary of Transportation
Norman Mineta was asked by President Clinton [Annotator's Note: President William J. Clinton] in 1993 if he would...
Settles, Louise Seeing The World
Louise Settles worked in personnel, mostly making assignments. She had never left the United States before the Army....
Wagner, Helen Segment 1
Wagner grew up in Duluth, Minnesota. She attended high school and college in there.Her father was a ladies tailor. He...
Flournoy, Maxine Segment 1
Flournoy was born in Wheaton, Missouri on March 30th, 1921. The Depression affected her family but as a kid she did not...
Benario, Janice "Janice Martin" Segment 1
Janice Martin Benario was born in Baltimore, Maryland and went through the public school system. She wanted to go away...
Snapp, Helen Segment 1
Snapp was born in Washington D.C. She lived there for about two years and then moved to Colorado. She eventually moved...
Hamilton, Virginia Segment 1
Hamilton gives a vivid description of growing up during the Great Depression. Times were tough but her family made it...
Erickson, Martha Segment 1
Erickson was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin in 1918. Her father was still fighting in World War I in France. He...
Wagner, Helen Segment 2
Not all of them were happy to see women [Annotator's Note: Wagner is referring to US Naval Officers in San Francisco]....
Flournoy, Maxine Segment 2
In primary training they flew the PT-19. It was an open cockpit aircraft. Basic training was BT-13's and BT-15's. Her...
Benario, Janice "Janice Martin" Segment 2
[Annotators Note: Janice Benario served in the navy as a member of the WAVES and worked with ULTRA intercepts decoding...
Snapp, Helen Segment 2
When Snapp arrived at the hotel [Annotator’s Note: in Sweetwater, Texas for WASP training] there was roughly thirty to...
Erickson, Martha Segment 2
The judges at the essay contest [Annotator’s Note: in New York] were distinguished writers and figureheads. Erickson...
Wagner, Helen Segment 3
Wagner was checking in after dinner when a guard stuck a gun in her back. She identified herself as Lieutenant Wagner...
Flournoy, Maxine Segment 3
After an airplane engine had flown a certain number of times it would be due for an overhaul. If it was in good...
Benario, Janice "Janice Martin" Segment 3
[Annotators Note: Janice Benario served in the navy as a member of the WAVES and worked with ULTRA intercepts decoding...
Snapp, Helen Segment 3
They [Annotator’s Note: women of the WASPs, Women’s Airforce Service Pilots in Washington D.C.] were told at the...
Erickson, Martha Segment 3
The training was on the job. Erickson learned most of her secretarial duties on the job. They did not study outside of...
Wagner, Helen Segment 4
Wagner's other brother was also in the Pacific and would write to the family telling them that he was trying to meet up...
Flournoy, Maxine Segment 4
Flournoy did not have an instructors rating. She went to Alice airport [Annotator’s Note: Alice, Texas airport] after...
Benario, Janice "Janice Martin" Segment 4
Janice Benario never received any awkward treatment from men. Since she was an officer she may have commanded respect....
Snapp, Helen Segment 4
Snapp enjoyed flying the PQ-8. It had tricycle landing gear and it was fun and easy to land. It was highly maneuverable...
Erickson, Martha Segment 4
Erickson's department held all of the best maps in the country. She saw the war from an interesting perspective. Yeta...
Wagner, Helen Segment 5
The Wagners served for about three and a half years. They got out of the service in 1946 and put the war behind them....
Flournoy, Maxine Segment 5
Flournoy believes that World War II changed the world. She also believes that any current war will change the world....
Benario, Janice "Janice Martin" Segment 5
Janice Benario did not think about her job too much while she was doing it. Every once in a while they got excited when...
Snapp, Helen Segment 5
The only benefits they were eligible for was housing and medical benefits. The WASP [Women’s Airforce Service Program]...
Erickson, Martha Segment 5
Erickson had supportive parents. They were worried about her, especially after Claudia passed away. They were happy...
Wagner, Helen Segment 6
The Wagner's hosted a student from Egypt and learned a lot about his religion.She feels that many people don't like...
Benario, Janice "Janice Martin" Segment 6
Janice Benario met her future husband at a Latin seminar at Johns Hopkins. Benario’s husband took a position at Emory...
Snapp, Helen Segment 6
Snapp met some of the women in the First Air Force class, some were astronauts. They had a tough time as well. Snapp's...
Erickson, Martha Segment 6
Erickson was always active in church groups and organizations such as Daughters of the American Revolution. She lost...

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