Interview with Clara Margaret Fort, July 17, 1985
Project: American Veterans: Women of World War Two Oral History Project
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Lieutenant Commander Clara Margaret Fort served with the WAVES for over 20 years, including active duty during both World War II and the Korean War. She was a master-at-arms at the Norfolk Navy Yard, a welfare officer at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, and an education officer in Washington, D.C. Fort describes her duties and training, commenting on gender discrimination and the changing role of women in the military.Interview Accession
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Fort, Clara Margaret Interview by Arthur L. Kelly. 17 Jul. 1985. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Fort, C.M. (1985, July 17). Interview by A. L. Kelly. American Veterans: Women of World War Two Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Fort, Clara Margaret, interview by Arthur L. Kelly. July 17, 1985, American Veterans: Women of World War Two Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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