MF144 Women in the Military

Document Type

Oral History

Interviewee name

Deborah A. Lee

Interviewer

Kristen Taylor

Interview date

11-8-2001

Interview location

Augusta, Maine

Time

00:17:33

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Abstract

Deborah A. Lee, interviewed by Kristin Taylor, November 8, 2001. Lee, a member of the Air National Guard and was born in Boston in 1957, talks about joining the National Guard and her family’s reaction; job of in-flight refueling of jets; experiences with basic training and specialty training; time in survival school; equality between men and women in the Air National Guard; quality of officers in the Guard; pros and cons of being in the Air National Guard; experiences overseas; how service changes attitude toward military and the government; life after service and keeping in touch with people afterward; what she wants to share with citizens about her experiences with the service. Text: 28 pp. transcript. Time: 01:18:32.

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Disciplines

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

Birth date

April 1957

Location

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Nation of origin

United States

Home state/Territory

Maine

Gender

Female

Ethnicity

European-American

Occupation

Crew Chief; Air Refueling Specialist

Branch of service

Air National Guard

Service Unit

101st Air Refueling Wing, Maine Air National Guard

Date of entry

July 1983

Service entry

Enlisted

Location of Service

Bangor, Maine

Wars & Conflicts

Operation Deliberate Force (Bosnia); Desert Shield; Desert Storm

Entry Rank

E-3 Airman First Class

Highest Rank

E-7 Master Sergeant

Names

Saddam Hussein; President Bush

Locations

Boston, Massachusetts; Augusta, Maine; Bangor, Maine; Germany; Japan; England; France; Belgium; Luxemburg; Italy Saudi Arabia; Spain; Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; Wichita Falls, Texas; Bosnia; Croatia; Oklahoma; Afghanistan; China

Headings

Women in the Military; September 11th Attacks; 9/11 attacks

Collection name

Women in the Military

Collection number

MF144

Item number

NA3234

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Deborah A. Lee, interviewed by Kristin Taylor, Part 3

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