MF144 Women in the Military
Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Elizabeth Bunten
Interview date
5-7-2003
Interview location
Castine, Maine
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Abstract
Anne Tenney, interviewed by Elizabeth Bunten, May 7, 2003, in Castine, Maine. Smith, age 81, talks about her decision to join the Navy (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) in World War II; her basic training experiences; being assigned to New York City; her anti-submarine work; marrying and leaving the service after her pregnancy; remarrying another WWII veteran as a widow; public perception of women in the Navy during the war; minorities in the military; and changes in the role of women in the military. Text: 6 pp. transcript. Recording: No recording.
Disciplines
Military History | Oral History | United States History | Women's History
Birth date
February 21, 1922
Location
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Death date
July 7, 2017
Location
Maine
Nation of origin
United States
Home state/Territory
Massachusetts
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
European-American
Branch of service
U.S. Navy
Service Unit
Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES)
Dates of service
April 4, 1944- September 1945
Date of entry
April 4, 1944
Service entry
Commissioned
Location of Service
Eastern Sea Frontier Headquarters, New York City, New York; Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C.
Wars & Conflicts
World War II
Entry Rank
O-1 Ensign
Highest Rank
O-2 Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Exit Rank
O-2 Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Names
Florence Wesley Howes; Wallace Addison Howes; Harry Hammond Hess; Fred Ferris; Betty Duff; David Tenney
Locations
Northampton, Massachusetts; Boston; Pearl Harbor; Africa; Italy; Smith College, Northampton; New York City; Brooklyn, New York; Casablanca, Morocco; Germany; Washington, D.C.; Alexandria, Virginia; Riverside, Connecticut; South America; Belgium
Headings
Women in the Military; Women's fashion; Anti-submarine warfare; Sexism in the Military
Collection name
Women in the Military
Collection number
MF144
Item number
NA4200
Recommended Citation
Howes Ferris Tenney, Anne E., "Anne Tenney, interviewed by Elizabeth Bunten" (2023). MF144 Women in the Military. 86.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf144/86
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