Cohen, Evelyn Stein, 1919-. Reminiscences of an enlisted SPAR during WWII. Includes youth in Brockton, Mass.; Post High School work as legal secretary, Boston, Mass.; Reaction to Pearl Harbor Bombing; Joined SPARS in 1943 for patriotic reasons; Husband was killed on Merchant Marine Ship; Attended USNTS (WR), Hunter College, N.Y.; Attended Yeoman School, Palm Beach, Fla.; Assigned to Merchant Marine Unit, NYC where did clerical work; Recreation; Discharge in February 1946; Attended SPAR reunions; Member Ocean State WAVES; Postwar family and work experi­ences; Maintained contacts with SPARS.

Beddoe, Marie Purcell, 1919. Youth; Education at Pembroke College; Employment as a Social Worker, Providence, RI.; Joined SPARS as an officer, 1943; Trained at U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn.; As­sistant Aide to Navigation Officer, First Naval District, Boston, Mass., 1943-1946; Work responsi­bilities, co-workers, social life; Discharged in 1946; Attended RI. School of Design; Married in 1947; Comments on SPARS, esprit de corps, and patriotism during WWII.

Desrosiers, Rosetta Furey, 1923-. Reminiscences of an enlisted rate in the SPARS during WWII. Youth in Warwick, RI.; High School graduation, 1940; Paid employment; Enlisted in SPARS in 1943; Reasons were travel and new work experience; Trained at USNTS (WR) Hunter College, Bronx, N.Y.; Attended Yeoman School, Palm Beach, Fla.; White glove inspections; Assigned to Chicago, Ill.; Social life; Assigned to Duluth, Minn., Cleveland, Ohio, and Detroit, Mich.; Discharged in De­cember 1945; Attended University of Wisconsin; Marriage; impact of service on her life; Attended SPAR reunions; Member WAVES National and Ocean State WAVES; Returned to Warwick, RI.; Work and children.

Annitage, Willifred, 1921-2005. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted rate in the SPARS, USCG. Includes youth in Pawtucket, work in telephone company,joined Coast Guard in 1943; Boot camp at Hunter College and Palm Beach, Fla., in the Biltmore Hotel; Assigned to Palm Beach where headed the switch board; En­ joyed duty there, met movie actor Victor Mature, Sid Caesar andJack Dempsey; Transferred to At­ lantic City where in charge of switchboard; V:J Day celebrations; Impact of SPARS service on life; Post-CG career atJP Coates and Apex; Positive experience in the service.