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Oral History Interview with Jean Adams, September 17, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jean Adams. Adams was born in Washington, DC. Her father served in the military as well as her two brothers. She attended an all-girls school in Washington and graduated from a women’s college in Philadelphia. In 1940 she joined her brother in the Philippines but was evacuated in 1941. She joined the second class of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WACs) in 1942. She was assigned to the Office of Inspector General and tells of s… more
Date: September 17, 2017
Duration: 37 minutes 01 second
Creator: Adams, Jean
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Marion Peck, April 13, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Marion Peck. Peck entered the Navy WAVES in January 1943. She went to Hunter College in the Bronx, New York for training. She describes in detail what she learned in training and her uniform. She then moved on to Boston to Burdett College for additional training. She served in naval supplies and accounts. Her permanent work station was at the U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipman School at Notre Dame University in Indiana. She was a… more
Date: April 13, 2017
Duration: 45 minutes 01 second
Creator: Peck, Marion
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lois Dishong, October 26, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lois Dishong. Dishong joined the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) in 1943. She worked in accounting in the finance office at Camp Davis, North Carolina. From there she went to dental school at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Then she went to work for a dental laboratory at Camp Blanding, Florida. Dishong was discharged in December of 1945.
Date: October 26, 2017
Duration: 27 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Dishong, Lois
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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