Oral history interview with Margaret Sangster recorded 2010 March 18
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 t...
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ftccsucdm:oai:content.library.ccsu.edu:VHP/6149 2023-05-15T15:06:20+02:00 Oral history interview with Margaret Sangster recorded 2010 March 18 Sangster, Margaret Campbell, Marcy 1951-1960 Lackland Air Force Base (Tex.); Fort Lee (Va.);Greenland; Scott Air Force Base (Ill.);Lake Charles (La.) 03/18/2010 video/x-ms-wmv 00:45:09 http://content.library.ccsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/VHP/id/6149 eng eng Central Connecticut State University. Center for Public Policy and Social Research Windows Media Player required for viewing Veterans History Project (U.S.); Margaret Sangster Papers. VHP2010/25. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research. VHP2010/25 http://content.library.ccsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/VHP/id/6149 No access restrictions. For permission to reproduce contact Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research at (860) 832-2976 Korean War 1950-1953 United States. Air Force 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives American Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews Women and the military Moving image; 2010 ftccsucdm 2016-08-17T12:52:41Z 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. 1st Lieutenant Veteran Moving Image (Video) Arctic Greenland Central Connecticut State University (CCSU): Digital Collections Arctic Greenland |
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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. 1st Lieutenant Veteran |
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Windows Media Player required for viewing Veterans History Project (U.S.); Margaret Sangster Papers. VHP2010/25. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research. VHP2010/25 http://content.library.ccsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/VHP/id/6149 |
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