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Sgt Edith Irene Ynacay Oral History
Publication date: 20 August 2024
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title:
Sgt Edith Irene Ynacay Oral History
creator:
Ynacay, Edith Irene (Graham) (1935 January 1 - )
subject:
Marine Corps
description:
Edith I. Ynacay (formerly Graham) was born on January 1, 1935 in Mason City, Iowa. She graduated from high school in 1953 and enlisted in the Marine Corps in September of that same year. She went to basic training at Parris Island, South Carolina and completed that in October, then went to Camp Pendleton, California for administrative school. From there, she was assigned to work in an education office in records. She was then transferred to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii where she worked in the motor pool. She met her future husband while stationed here. His job at the station was to escort prisoners to and from the mess hall. They married while stationed in Hawaii. She was assigned to the battalion office at Camp Smith until her discharge in 1956. Her husband remained in the Marines until retiring after 30 years, and they had three children together. She earned an associate’s degree in Spanish and bilingual education, then got a bachelor’s degree in the same field from Michigan State University. She taught using this education to teach English second language students in Michigan, Arizona, and California. When she left the service Ynacay had reached the rank of sergeant, and for her service she was awarded a National Defense Service Medal. No transcript of this interview is currently available.
publisher:
Military Women's Memorial Foundation
contributor:
Wilson, Eleanor M.
date:
2006-09-04
type:
Audio
format:
Cassette
identifier:
1024; 2006.1024
source:
MCHC | CLIR - Recordings at Risk
language:
English
relation:
621738
coverage:
Korean War (1950-1953) | 1953-56
rights:
Unrestricted