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SSgt Shirley E. Stephenson Oral History Side A
Publication date: 14 August 2024
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title:
SSgt Shirley E. Stephenson Oral History Side A
creator:
Stephenson, Shirley E. (Beardsley) (1922 February 28 - )
subject:
Marine Corps Women's Reserve
description:
Side 1 of 2. This is the original, unedited interview audio. Shirley E. Stephenson (formerly Beardsley) was born on February 28, 1922 in Ellington, Michigan. She enlisted in the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve in March 1943, and she went to basic training in the first-ever class of the USMCWR. She was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and her most memorable experience there was being the acting first sergeant for a company of Marines who were returning from the Pacific Theater. She remained in the service until September 1945. When she left the service Stephenson had reached the rank of staff sergeant, and for her service she was awarded an Honorable Service Lapel Pin, Honorable Discharge Button, 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:
2004-04-07
type:
Audio
format:
Cassette
identifier:
896; 2004.896
source:
MCHC | CLIR - Recordings at Risk
language:
English
relation:
034971
coverage:
World War II (1939-1945) | 1943-45
rights:
Unrestricted