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Capt Beatrice R. Strong Oral History
Publication date: 14 August 2024
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title:
Capt Beatrice R. Strong Oral History
creator:
Strong, Beatrice "Betty" Ruth (Zimmerman) (1919 October 17 - )
subject:
Marine Corps Women's Reserve
description:
Beatrice “Betty” R. Strong (formerly Zimmerman) was born on October 17, 1919 in Lexington, Nebraska. She enlisted in the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve in July 1943, and was called to active duty in September. She went to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina for training and was apart of the 10th Officer Candidate School class in the USMCWR’s history. In January 1944, she was assigned to Washington, DC as a Post Exchange officer. From there, she was stationed at Bogue Field, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, then transferred to a small base in Columbia, South Carolina. While stationed in South Carolina, she met an enlisted man who became her husband. Strong was discharged in 1945 with the rank of captain, and for her service she was awarded an American Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal. No transcript of this interview is currently available.
publisher:
Military Women's Memorial Foundation
contributor:
Wilson, Eleanor M.
date:
2004-04-26
type:
Audio
format:
Cassette
identifier:
902; 2004.902
source:
MCHC | CLIR - Recordings at Risk
language:
English
relation:
178642
coverage:
World War II (1939-1945) | Korean War (1950-1953) | 1943-52
rights:
Unrestricted