[Interview of former U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve (SPARS) radio technician Eleanor Jean Bechtel on her service during World War II].

Former U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve (SPARS) radio technician Eleanor Jean Bechtel discusses her enlistment, the social environment in wartime America, her basic training in West Palm Beach, FL, and receiving electronics and radio instruction at the Ben Franklin Hotel in Philadelphia. She also ta...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors:	Bechtel, Eleanor Jean (Interviewee) Cavanaugh, Katie (Interviewer)
Language:	English
Series:	Few good women.
Subjects:	Bechtel, Eleanor Jean > Interviews. Women veterans > United States > Interviews. World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > Interviews. World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American. United States. > Coast Guard. > Women's Reserve > Military life. World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female. United States. > Coast Guard. > Women's Reserve > Recruiting, enlistment, etc. United States > Social conditions > 1933-1945. Basic training (Military education) > Florida > West Palm Beach. Military training camps > Florida. United States > Armed Forces > Civilian employees. Secretaries > Japan. Oral histories. Sound recordings.
Genre:	Interviews. Personal narratives, American. Oral histories. Sound recordings.
Online Access:	Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 audio file (1 hr., 27 min., 59 sec.))
Format:	Electronic Audio Software

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