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Sp(Q)2 Marilyn E. Forslund Oral History
Publication date: 18 July 2024
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title:
Sp(Q)2 Marilyn E. Forslund Oral History
creator:
Forslund, Marilyn Elaine (Larson) (1923 July 23 - )
subject:
Navy WAVES
description:
Marilyn E. Forslund (formerly Larson) was born on July 23, 1923 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She graduated from high school in 1941, and since she took some secretarial classes, she started working as a secretary at the daily paper. She enlisted in the Navy WAVES in 1943, selecting that branch because she liked the uniform best. Although her parents were hesitant at first, they eventually signed the paperwork allowing her to go. She went to basic training at Hunter College, New York in September 1943. Although she wanted to be assigned to somewhere in California, her first assignment after training was at the restricted code room in Navy Headquarters in Washington, DC. They mostly worked with coding machines, but sometimes worked by hand. She remained in this position until her discharge in December 1945, and returned home. She knew about the GI Bill, so she used it to attend Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After finishing her degree in three and a half years in secretarial studies, she attended North Park University in Chicago, Illinois to pursue her goal of becoming a parish worker by taking special Bible studies and Christian education courses. She worked at the First Covenant Church in Moline, Illinois for four years, meeting her husband and having a daughter in that time. For her service, the highest rank Forslund achieved was specialist (cryptographer) 2nd class, and for her service she was awarded and American Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal. No transcript of this interview is currently available.
publisher:
Military Women's Memorial Foundation
contributor:
Bellafaire, Judy
date:
2003-08-01
type:
Audio
format:
Cassette
identifier:
311; 2003.311
source:
CLIR - Recordings at Risk
language:
English
relation:
031154
coverage:
World War II (1939-1945) | 1943-45
rights:
Unrestricted