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Title
Oral
history
interview
with
Margaret
Sangster
recorded
2010
March
18
Description
Interview
conducted
by
Marcy
Campbell
.
Margaret
Sangster
enlisted
in the
U.S
.
Air
Force
in
1951
,
because
there was a
lack
of
jobs
in the
area
in
which
she
lived
. She
went
to
basic
training
at
Lackland
AFB
in
Texas
,
where
the
women
stayed
in a
large
dormitory
style
living
arrangement
. She
describes
the
experience
as
being
similar
to
being
in a
large
sorority
.
After
completion
of
basic
training
,
Sangster
volunteered
to
work
in the
kitchen
. She was
given
orders
to
attend
Officer
Candidate
School
and
completed
the
schooling
in
Fort
Lee
,
Va
.
After
a
number
of
smaller
assignments
, she was
sent
to
Greenland
,
which
was a
Strategic
Air
Command
Base
. She was
stationed
in
Greenland
for
18
months
, and was the
first
woman
to be
stationed
above
the
Arctic
Circle
.
Sangster
completed
her
9
years
in the
Air
Force
working
out
of
Scott
Field
,
Ill
.
Upon
her
discharge
in
1960
, she
returned
to
school
,
which
was
partially
supported
by the
GI
Bill
.
Coverage
1951-1960
Date Original
03/18/2010
Digital Format
video/x-ms-wmv
Duration
00:45:09
Contributors
Campbell, Marcy
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Windows Media Player required for viewing
Access Restrictions and Permissions
No access restrictions. For permission to reproduce contact Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research at (860) 832-2976
Image Identifier
VHP2010/25
Creator/Owner
Sangster, Margaret
War or Conflict
Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch of Service
United States. Air Force
Rank
1st
Lieutenant
Status
Veteran
Subject
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American
Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews
Women and the military
United States. Air Force
Geographic Location
Lackland Air Force Base (Tex.)
Fort Lee (Va.)
Greenland
Scott Air Force Base (Ill.)
Lake Charles (La.)
Publisher
Central Connecticut State University. Center for Public Policy and Social Research
Language
eng
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Type of Resource
Moving image
Citation
Margaret Sangster Papers. VHP2010/25. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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