MF144 Women in the Military
Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Melissa A St. Peter
Interview date
11-2-2001
Interview location
Bangor, Maine
Time
00:50:00
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Abstract
Margaret E. Puckett, interviewed by Melissa A St. Peter, November 2, 2001, at Margaret’s home in Bangor, Maine. Margaret talks about her entering the military, Women’s Army Corps, in 1973; being stationed in Fort Bragg, NC, where she was a Second Lieutenant; ending her career as a Lieutenant Colonel; being part of and helping with the desegregation of the army; issues with male respect toward female officers; the “growing pains” they all went through; the mentorship of younger women by the older; serving 1973 - 1993. Text: 22 pp. partial transcript. Time: 01:37:18. Photographs: p14537, p14538.
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Disciplines
Military History | Oral History | United States History | Women's History
Birth date
1951
Location
Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Nation of origin
United States
Home state/Territory
Maine
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
European-American
Occupation
Volunteer Coordinator, St. Joseph's Hospital, Bangor, Maine
Branch of service
U.S. Army
Service Unit
Women's Army Corps, 35th Signal Group
Dates of service
April 1974-May 1994
Date of entry
April 1974
Service entry
Commissioned
Entry Rank
O-1 2nd Lieutenant
Highest Rank
O-5 Lieutenant Colonel
Exit Rank
O-5 Lieutenant Colonel
Names
Louis Erskin; Virginia Erskin
Locations
Manchester, New Hampshire; Long Island, New York; Amoskeag Mills, New Hampshire; Vietnam; Scotland; Anniston, Alabama; Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Headings
Women in the Military, Female soldiers
Collection name
Women in the Military
Collection number
MF144
Item number
NA3206
Recommended Citation
Puckett, Margaret E., "Margaret E. Puckett, interviewed by Melissa A St. Peter, Part 1" (2023). MF144 Women in the Military. 8.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf144/8
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