MF144 Women in the Military
Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Miranda Coombs
Interview date
5-2-2003
Interview location
Bangor, Maine
Time
00:41:13
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Abstract
Olive Benton, interviewed by Miranda Coombs, May 2, 2003, in Benton’s home in Bangor, Maine. Benton was born in Etna, Maine. Topics covered include Benton’s experiences in the Army during the Korean War; basic training; segregation of men and women in the military bases; being in Tokyo during the Korean War; treatment of lesbians; homosexuality unacceptable in the military; Benton’s relationships within the military; her marriage and death of her husband; treatment of soldiers in foreign countries; Benton’s willingness to rejoin the military. Text: 27 pp. transcript. Time: 00:41:13. Photographs: p14549-p14551.
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Disciplines
Military History | Oral History | United States History | Women's History
Birth date
March 16, 1927
Location
Etna, Penobscot County, Maine
Death date
July 13, 2019
Location
Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
European-American
Occupation
Emple's Knitting Mill
Civic groups
Burton-Goode-Sargent Chapter, Korean War Veterans; Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation; Maine Special Olympics
Branch of service
U.S. Army
Service Unit
Women's Army Corps.
Dates of service
1952-1954
Date of entry
1952
Service entry
Enlisted
Wars & Conflicts
Korean War
Entry Rank
E-1 Private
Highest Rank
E-4 Corporal
Exit Rank
E-4 Corporal
Locations
Etna, Maine; Michigan; Fort Lee, Virginia [Fort Gregg-Adams, renamed 2022]; Tokyo, Japan; California; Fort Dix, New Jersey; Yokohama, Japan; Okinawa, Japan; Korea; Washington, D.C.; Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas; Virginia; New York City; Stewart Air Force Base, New York; North Carolina; Iraq
Headings
Women in the Military; Suicide in the Military; Battlefield Casualties; Relationships in the Military
Collection name
Women in the Military
Collection number
MF144
Item number
NA3251
Recommended Citation
Stuart Benton, Olive R., "Olive Benton, interviewed by Miranda Coombs" (2023). MF144 Women in the Military. 73.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf144/73
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