MF144 Women in the Military
Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Kim Sealy
Interview date
11-15-2001
Interview location
Brewer, Maine
Time
00:35:51
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Abstract
Cheryl L. Martin, interviewed by Kim Sealy, November 15, 2001, Brewer, Maine. Martin talks about personal and parent’s educational background; decision to join Air Force instead of go to college; military history; “MAINEiacs”; federal versus state military service; time in basic training; benefits; logistics and shipping duties; year off with Fortune 500 company; CCAF; time as boom operator (air refueling); time in Kosovo; war effect on family; Shaw Air Force Base; rank and gender issues; air versus ground combat; experience in “gender free” military culture; officer versus enlisted rankings. Text: 44 pp. transcript. Time: 01:19:43.
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Disciplines
Military History | Oral History | United States History | Women's History
Birth date
1966
Location
New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut
Nation of origin
United States
Home state/Territory
Maine
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
European-American
Ethnic group
Franco-American
Occupation
Air Refueling Specialist
Branch of service
U.S. Air Force
Service Unit
101st Air Refueling Wing, Maine Air National Guard
Date of entry
1985
Service entry
Enlisted
Location of Service
Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina; Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, Maine; Dow Army Airfield, Bangor, Maine
Entry Rank
E-1 Airman Basic
Highest Rank
E-7 Master Sergeant
Names
Paulina Martin; Claude Martin
Locations
New Britain, Connecticut; Maine; San Antonio, Texas; Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
Headings
Women in the Military; Career Planning; Leadership; Gender Relations
Collection name
Women in the Military
Collection number
MF144
Item number
NA3235
Recommended Citation
Martin, Cheryl L., "Cheryl L. Martin, interviewed by Kim Sealy, Part 2" (2023). MF144 Women in the Military. 63.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf144/63
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