Fetter, Aileen Bedell
Person
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Aileen Bedell Fetter oral history transcription, 1997
Item
Identifier: MSC-382- Item OH 225
Scope and Contents
Fetter, Aileen Bedell, born 1922. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted WAVE who served as a Pharmacist's Mate. Includes her youth in Westfield, NJ.; Graduated from Forsyth School as a Dental Hygienist; Worked in Bath, Maine; Enlisted in the Navy in 1943; Trained as USNTS (WR) Hunter College, N.Y.; Unit reviewed by Mdm Chiang Kai-Shek; Assigned to WNY Dispensary as hygienist and administrator; Recreation; Promoted to Pharmacist's mate, First Class; Married on VJ Day in Washington, D.C.; Discharged in Oct. 1945; College on GI Bill; Impact of WAVES service on her life; Taught at Wickford Elementary School.
Dates:
1997