MF144 Women in the Military
Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Kristen Taylor
Interview date
11-8-2001
Interview location
Augusta, Maine
Time
00:14:25
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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
Recommended Citation
Lee, Deborah A., "Deborah A. Lee, interviewed by Kristin Taylor, Part 2" (2023). MF144 Women in the Military. 51.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf144/51
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