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Oral history interview with Veronica B. Bradley recorded 2010 Mar. 6

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Title	Oral history interview with Veronica B. Bradley recorded 2010 Mar. 6
Description	Interview conducted by Jeanne Marie Christie. Veronica Bradley was among one of the first women to join the U.S. Marine Corps. She was inspired to join by a poster she saw one day on her lunch break of a woman marine and immediately went down the street to enlist. Because camps for women had not been fully established yet, Bradley did her basic training at Hunter College in the Bronx, where they lived in a regular apartment building and had no uniforms. The women were not given uniforms until they arrived in Indiana to learn about aircraft equipment, and then they were given men’s fatigues, which were very large on them. After training she was assigned to Santa Barbara at the marine air base where her primary job assignment was in aircraft parts and repair. The women assigned to this base were supposed to be filling in for jobs that the men would usually do, so that those men would be free to serve overseas. While Bradley served she had many memorable experiences including being the subject of a recruitment poster and dating Lee Marvin before he became famous. She was discharged in New York City and began working at Bell Telephone before marrying and raising a family.
Coverage	1940's
Date Original	03/06/2010
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	01:01:17
Contributors	Christie, Jeanne
Software	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	VHP2010/22
Creator/Owner	Bradley, Veronica B.
War or Conflict	World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service	United States. Marine Corps
Rank	Private
Status	Veteran
Subject	World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945 -- Women Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews Women veterans United States. Marine Corps Marvin, Lee, 1924-1987
Geographic Location	Santa Barbara (Calif.) New York (N.Y.) Camp Lejeune (N.C.) Indiana University
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	Veronica B. Bradley Papers. VHP2010/22. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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