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SK1 Marion Renta Oral History
Publication date: 13 August 2024
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title:
SK1 Marion Renta Oral History
creator:
Renta, Marion (Waller) (1918 October 18 - )
subject:
Navy WAVES
description:
Marion Renta (formerly Waller) was born on October 18, 1918 in New Rochelle, New York. She enlisted in the very first class of Navy WAVES in 1942 and went to basic training in New York City. After basic she went to storekeeper’s school at the University of Indiana in Bloomington, Indiana. After completing that advanced training course, she was stationed at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. She remained there until WAVES were allowed to serve in Hawaii, volunteering to do so and being sent to Oahu, Hawaii for the remainder of her service. She returned to the United States and received her discharge in 1946 having reached the rank of storekeeper 1st class, and for her service she was awarded a Navy Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, and World War II Victory Medal. No transcript of this interview is currently available.
publisher:
Military Women's Memorial Foundation
contributor:
Ownby, Miriam
date:
2005-06-14
type:
Audio
format:
Cassette
identifier:
780; 2005.780
source:
CLIR - Recordings at Risk
language:
English
relation:
075843
coverage:
World War II (1939-1945) | 1942-46
rights:
Unrestricted