Interview of Rachel Babcock on her service with the U.S. Navy WAVES during World War II

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Description:

Rachel Babcock recalls her service as a radio operator with the U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) during World War Two. Babcock talks about the transition to basic training from teaching in a country school in Ingham County, Michigan, serving on a blimp base in Georgia, the culture shock of color-segregated facilities in the south, hitchhiking to the beach on weekends, and how civilians would frequently pay for meals for service members. She also talks about her post-military life, enrolling at Michigan State University, teaching in Lansing, MI, and the role of women in the American military.

Date Issued:

2003-10-23T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

United States, United States, Southern States, and United States

Subject Topic:

Military life, Women veterans, World War, 1939-1945, Participation, Female, World War, 1939-1945, Basic training (Military education), Segregation, and Women soldiers

Subject Name:

Babcock, Rachel, 1921-2018, United States, Naval Reserve, Women's Reserve, United States, Naval Reserve, and Women's Reserve

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, and Personal narratives, American

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m56w97k4m