Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Mary Lou Paden Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: WAC (Women's Army Corps)
- Unit of Service: Squadron D, 3030th Army Air Force
- Location of Service: Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; Mather Field, California; Roswell Air Base, New Mexico
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/32770
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Title
- Mary Lou Paden Collection
Names
- Paden, Mary Lou
- Robert P. Lewis
- Tyler Junior College
- Cross, Linda
- Rucker, Bobbye
Home State
- Texas
Headings
- - Paden, Mary Lou
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army. Women's Army Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Female
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: WAC (Women's Army Corps)
- Unit of Service: Squadron D, 3030th Army Air Force
- Location of Service: Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; Mather Field, California; Roswell Air Base, New Mexico
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Dates of Service: 1943-1945
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran flew on the "Enola Gay" and had dinner with Colonel Tibbits and crew after they dropped the A-Bomb. Veteran also hitchhiked a ride with the "Blue Angels" to get back to her base after being home on leave.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-02-02; 1999-12-31)
- Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1944)
- Photograph: Copy photographic print [5 items] -- Photograph (collected 1944-1945)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/32770
Cite as
- Mary Lou Paden Collection (AFC/2001/001/32770), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video