Interviewer
Miciah Bennett
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Abstract
In her October 14, 2009 interview with Miciah Bennett, Mary White Gettys relays her experience in the WAVES as a code breaker. Gettys details the equipment she used and the secrecy in her work. Gettys speculates what the WAVES did for women and provides her opinion on the wars in the Middle East. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
Publication Date
10-14-2009
Unique Identifier
VHP 094
Format
1 CD
Length
48 minutes
Restrictions
This interview is open for use.
Series
Veterans History Project, World War II
Disciplines
Oral History
Keywords
WAVES, Navy, Electric Coding Machine, uniforms, Thomas Smithwick Gettys, D-Day
Recommended Citation
Gettys, Mary White, "Interview with Mary White Gettys" (2009). Winthrop University Oral History Program. VHP 094.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/280
LC Subject Headings
Erskine College -- Alumni and alumnae, World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve, World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography, Cryptography -- Equipment and supplies, World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female
