MF144 Women in the Military
Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Kristen Taylor
Interview date
11-6-2001
Time
00:28:42
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Abstract
NA3227 Patricia Conlon, interviewed by Kristin Taylor, November 6, 2001. Conlon talks about her personal and family histories; her childhood in Newark, New Jersey; her parents, Joseph and Elizabeth Conlon; being a commissioned officer in the Air Force during the Gulf War; McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey; hers and her family’s reactions to her enlistment in the Air Force; being a mother while serving in the military; Shephard Air Force Base in Texas; her experiences and duties as a flight nurse for Air Evac in Europe and the United States; her opinions on differences between men and women in the military; activities during leisure time; her homecoming after the Gulf War ended; her opinion on women in combat; benefits received for serving in the military; and her subsequent training as a perfusionist. Text: 9 pp. Recording: mfc_na3227_c2332_01 (C 2332, CD 2464). Time: 00:28:42. Restrictions: None.
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Disciplines
Military History | Oral History | United States History | Women's History
Birth date
1953
Location
Newark, Essex, New Jersey
Nation of origin
United States
Home state/Territory
New Jersey
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
European-American
Occupation
Perfusionist
Branch of service
U.S. Air Force
Service Unit
714th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
Date of entry
February 1984
Service entry
Commissioned
Location of Service
McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey
Wars & Conflicts
Desert Storm
Entry Rank
O-1 2nd Lieutenant
Highest Rank
O-4 Major
Names
Joseph Conlon; Elizabeth Conlon
Headings
Newark, New Jersey; McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey; Vietnam; Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; Dover, Delaware; Europe; Saudi Arabia
Collection name
Women in the Military
Collection number
MF144
Item number
NA3227
Recommended Citation
Conlon, Patricia, "Patricia Conlon, interviewed by Kristin Taylor" (2023). MF144 Women in the Military. 55.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf144/55
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