MF144 Women in the Military
Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Jamie A. Ferris
Interview date
11-27-2000
Interview location
Old Town, Maine
Time
00:36:17
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Abstract
Ruth O’Neil, interviewed by Jamie A. Ferris, a student in WS201, November 27, 2000, Old Town, Maine. O’Neil talks about joining the Army in 1953; serving as a field medic; completing her basic training at Fort McClellen in Alabama. For the class’s Women and War project. Text: 3 pp. partial transcript. Time: 01:23:38.
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Disciplines
Military History | Oral History | United States History | Women's History
Birth date
December 28, 1935
Location
Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine
Death date
January 9, 2017
Location
Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine
Nation of origin
United States
Home state/Territory
Maine
Gender
Female
Branch of service
U.S. Army
Service entry
Enlisted
Locations
Boston; Fort McCauley, Alabama; Tennessee
Headings
Women in the Military
Collection number
MF144
Item number
NA3220
Recommended Citation
Brown O'Neil, Ruth Wardwell, "Ruth O’Neil, interviewed by Jamie A. Ferris, Part 2" (2023). MF144 Women in the Military. 35.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf144/35
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