Document Type

Oral History

Deena Sole, interviewed by Joelle Quartarone, Part 1

Interviewee name

Deena Sole

Interviewer

Joelle Quartarone

Interview date

11-3-2001

Time

00:46:00

Files

Streaming Media

Abstract

Deena Sole, interviewed by Joelle Quartarone, November 3, 2001. Sole talks about joining the Navy in 1985; completing her basic training in Orlando, FL; being stationed in Agrigento, Sicily as a seamen recruit; being in an MAS unit in Jacksonville, FL during the Gulf War. Text: 10 pp. transcript. Time: 01:06:27.

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Part 1: mfc_na3210_c2312_01
Part 2: mfc_na3210_c2312_02

Disciplines

Military History | Oral History | United States History | Women's History

Birth date

November 12, 1967

Location

Torrance, Los Angeles County, California

Nation of origin

United States

Home state/Territory

California

Gender

Female

Ethnicity

European-American

Ethnic group

Sicilian

Branch of service

U.S. Navy

Date of entry

1985

Service entry

Enlisted

Location of Service

Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, Italy

Wars & Conflicts

Iran–Iraq War

Names

Linda Culbertson; Ray Sole; Shelly; Petty Officer Durby; Petty Officer Moore; Master Chief Jenkey; John Wayne; "Popeye" [nickname]; "Humpty Dumpty" [nickname]

Locations

Torrance, California; Orlando, Florida; Portland, Oregon; Sicily, Italy; Behruit; Libya; Bahrain; Middle East; Agragento, Sicily; Naples, Italy; Rome, Italy; Iraq; Jacksonville, Florida; Afghanistan

Headings

Women in the Military; Sexual Harassment in the Military; Domestic Violence in the Military; USS Capadono

Collection name

Women in the Military

Collection number

MF144

Item number

NA3210

Recommended Citation

Sole, Deena, "Deena Sole, interviewed by Joelle Quartarone, Part 1" (2023). MF144 Women in the Military. 21.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf144/21

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