Evelyn Stein Cohen oral history transcription, 1999
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1999
Creator
- Cohen, Evelyn Stein (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. Coast Guard. Women's Reserve (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository