B.B. (Bertha Beth) Freeman Davis oral history transcription, 1996
Item
Identifier: MSC-382- Item OH 219
B.B. Freeman Davis oral history transcription, 1996
Scope and Contents
Davis, BB Freeman, 1920-. Reminiscences of a WAVE who served inWWII. Includes her youth in Providence, R.I., Smith College, 1942, Enlisted in WAVES; Trained at Women's Radio Boot Camp, Madison Wis.; As signed as radio operator, NAS, Corpus Christi, Tex.; Visit of FDR to the base; Entered Officer Corps; Trained at Smith College, Communication School, Mt. Holyoke College, 1944; Assigned to NAS, Pensacola, Fla., January 1944; NAS Honolulu, Hawaii; Detached in December 1945; WAVES a positive experience; Marriage and settled in Providence, R.I.
Dates
- Creation: 1996
Creator
- Davis, BB Freeman (Person)
- Naval War College (U.S.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.
Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Subject
- United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository