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Cpl Betty J. Peachy Oral History
Publication date: 19 February 2021
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title:
Cpl Betty J. Peachy Oral History
creator:
Peachy, Betty J. (Kayser) (1925 April 3 -
subject:
Marine Corps
description:
Betty J. (Kayser) Peachy was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana in April 1925 and raised in Auburn, Indiana. She was adopted at 5 years old and describes her childhood as not ideal. She graduated from McIntosh High School in 1942 at 17, and she worked menial jobs until age 20 when she decided to go into the Marine Corps. She liked them because they were the best and she had someone dear to her in the Marine Corps. The nearest recruiter was in Chicago, Illinois, so she took a 100-mile train trip to meet them but didn't pass the physical (she had a sore throat) and had a typographical error on her birth certificate. The doctor fixed her throat and she fixed the birth certificate, but since she was 20 years old she needed permission from her foster mother to go in. Her mother was very reluctant and asked for an allotment to sign the paper. Betty went to boot camp in July 1945 at Camp Lejeune and really enjoyed it. She had some typing skills and used them to create menus while at boot camp. During the interview, she shared some of her favorite songs she learned in the Marines. She was then assigned to the headquarters of the Marine Corps at Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia. She worked in the Navy Annex in the Fund Allotment office to keep records for fellow Marines. She also remembers marching in the parade for Admiral Nimitz. She served during World War II and was discharged in August 1946 with the rank of Corporal. She decided to get married to a Marine and moved to Cherry Point, North Carolina after her discharge. Her son was born in 1947 and she and her husband returned to Indiana. Her husband left the Marine Corps in April 1948, and they moved to California in 1953. Betty was awarded the Honorable Service Lapel Pin. No transcript of this interview is currently available.
publisher:
Military Women's Memorial Foundation
contributor:
Wilson, Eleanor M.
date:
2004-01-29
type:
Audio
format:
Cassette
identifier:
727; 2004.727
source:
MCHC
language:
English
relation:
174081
coverage:
World War II (1939-1945) | 1944-1946
rights:
Unrestricted