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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Oral history interview with Julia Hill Gunn, 1999]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[1990-1999]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[World War, 1939-1945]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[United States. Navy--Women]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[World War II era (1940-1946)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Navy--WAVES]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Documents Julia H. Gunn&#039;s life during the Depression; her time at the Woman&#039;s College of the University of North Carolina (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro) in the early 1940s; her service in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) from 1945 to 1947; and her post-war employment.Gunn recalls family life during the Depression, including her father&#039;s frequent unemployment and subsequent relocations for new jobs. She shares the story of traveling to visit her family in Washington State while she was in high school.&quot; Most discussion focuses on Gunn&#039;s time at Woman&#039;s College during World War II. She recalls living in Gray dorm; the science department and Florence Schaefer; political science instructor Louise Alexander; her coursework and class registration; knitting for the soldiers; restrictions on dating; having ORD (Overseas Replacement Depot) servicemen living on campus; and her extensive efforts as stage manager for the Playlikers drama troupe. Gunn also recalls her experiences on campus following the attack on Pearl Harbor; on VE Day; and on hearing about President Roosevelt&#039;s death.&quot; Gunn discusses her time serving in the WAVES from 1945 to 1947. She remembers her parents&#039; reaction to her desire to enlist and subsequent basic training at Hunter College, including her drill instructor, VJ Day celebration, and getting a tour of a German submarine. She talks about being an aerographer&#039;s mate at Lakehurst, New Jersey; working at the Navy Weather Central; the monotonous process of doing weather observations; bonding with her bunkmate; sightseeing and social activities in New York City and Washington, D.C.; and attempting to transfer to another base. Service discussion ends with Gunn recalling missing the window to sign on for another two years while waiting for a transfer to Banana River, Florida. &quot; Post-service topics include a trip across the country with her bunkmate to a Colorado dude ranch during her final leave; working at North Carolina State in the chemistry department; meeting and marrying her husband; and working odd jobs before retiring.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[1999 oral history interview, photographs, and correspondence.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Gunn, Julia Hill]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[North Carolina Digital Heritage Center]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[4/6/1999]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/WVHP/id/4226]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[text]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[http://dp.la/api/items/b9c000f516cf131633ab587bbe613563]]></dcterms:identifier>
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