MF144 Women in the Military
Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Elizabeth LaPierre
Interview date
12-9-2000
Interview location
Kennebunk, York County, Maine
Time
00:47:20
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Abstract
Barbara B. Collier, interviewed by Elizabeth LaPierre, December 9, 2000, in Collier’s home in Kennebunk, Maine. Collier, 83 at the time of interview, talks about serving as a 2nd class storekeeper in the Naval Air Unit of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), the women's branch of the United States Naval Reserve, during World War II; serving at the Opa-locka Naval Air Force Base near Miami, Florida. Text: 24 pp. partial transcript. Time: 01:34:44.
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Disciplines
Military History | Oral History | United States History | Women's History
Birth date
May 9, 1917
Location
Kennebunk, York County, Maine
Death date
July 3, 2011
Location
Saco, York County, Maine
Nation of origin
United States
Home state/Territory
Maine
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
European-American
Occupation
Dental Hygienist, Music Teacher
Civic groups
Daughters of the American Revolution, American Federation for the Blind, Brick Store Museum
Branch of service
U.S. Navy
Service Unit
Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES)
Dates of service
1943-1945
Date of entry
June 1943
Service entry
Enlisted
Location of Service
Opa-locka Naval Air Force Base, Miami, Florida
Wars & Conflicts
World War II
Entry Rank
E-1 Seaman Recruit
Other
Store Keeper 2nd Class
Other
Store Keeper 2nd Class
Names
John M. Balch; Mabel McCulloch; Mr. Robinson; President Roosevelt; Edith [friend]; Anita [friend]; Eldora [friend]; Dr. Colby
Locations
Kennebunk, Maine; Boston, Massachusetts; Quincy, Massachusetts; Hunter College, New York; Storekeepers School, Boston; Idaho; Montana; Jacksonville, Florida; Miami, Florida; Opa-laka Naval Air Station; Lynn, Massachusetts; Cuba; Puerto Rico; Navada; California; North Adams, Massachusetts; France; Rochester, New Hampshire; Pennsylvania; Winnemucca, Nevada; Portland, Maine
Headings
World War II, Women in the Military
Collection name
Women in the Military
Collection number
MF144
Item number
NA3216
Recommended Citation
Balch Collier, Barbara Adalyn, "Barbara B. Collier, interviewed by Elizabeth LaPierre, Part 1" (2023). MF144 Women in the Military. 30.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf144/30
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