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Killam, Alma Nygaard

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Alma Nygaard Killam oral history transcription, 1996

 Item
Identifier: MSC-382- Item OH 213
Scope and Contents

Killam, Alma Nygaard, 1924-. Reminiscences of Mrs. Killam regarding her service in the WAVES in WWII. Includes youth in Lansing, Mich.; Enlistment in the WAVES in 1944; Training at USNTS (WR); Assignment as Yeo­ man, Records Section and Photo Intel Center, Anacostia; Social life; Description of work in map painting room; Marriage.July 1945;V:J Day celebration; Discharged in 1945; Death of FDR; Patri­ otism of citizenry; Impact of WAVES service on her life.

Dates: 1996