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Sp(Q)1 Betty Bankston Carlin Oral History
Publication date: 17 July 2024
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title:
Sp(Q)1 Betty Bankston Carlin Oral History
creator:
Carlin, Betty Courtney (Bankston) (1922 August 30 - )
subject:
Navy WAVES
description:
Betty C. Carlin (formerly Bankston) was born on August 30, 1922 in Silver City, Mississippi. She enlisted in the Navy WAVES in late 1942, the same year the branch was created. She was initially stationed at Stillwater, Oklahoma. She was then stationed at the Washington Naval Communications Annex in radio intelligence as a Japanese code breaker. She was discharged in 1945, having reached the rank of Specialist (Q) 1st Class. For her service, Carlin was awarded the American Campaign Medal, Navy Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Presidential Unit Citation. No transcript of this interview is currently available.
publisher:
Military Women's Memorial Foundation
contributor:
Kilbourne, Kathleen Carlin
date:
2002-06-03
type:
Audio
format:
Cassette
identifier:
154; 2002.154
source:
CLIR - Recordings at Risk
language:
English
relation:
336564
coverage:
World War II (1939-1945) | 1941-45
rights:
Unrestricted