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TSgt Velma C. Brooke Oral History
Publication date: 17 July 2024
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title:
TSgt Velma C. Brooke Oral History
creator:
Brooke, Velma (Comstock) (1916 December 26 - )
subject:
Marine Corps Women's Reserve
description:
Velma Brooke (formerly Comstock) was born on December 26, 1916. She enlisted in the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve from Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1943 and was sent to basic training at Camp LeJeune. After six weeks of basic, she was stationed at the main recruiting office in Denver, Colorado as transportation sergeant. She married her husband in 1945. In 1946, she was promoted to the rank of Technical Sergeant working as the secretary of commanding officer Captain Cronin. Brooke was discharged in August 1946 with the rank of Technical Sergeant, and for her service she was awarded the American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Good Conduct Medal. No transcript of this interview is currently available.
publisher:
Military Women's Memorial Foundation
contributor:
Beckner, Jennifer
date:
2002-05-30
type:
Audio
format:
Cassette
identifier:
1101; 2002.1101
source:
CLIR - Recordings at Risk
language:
English
relation:
012041
coverage:
World War II (1939-1945) | 1943-46
rights:
Unrestricted