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[Catherine Freeman Nimitz with Her Children]

Description: Photograph of Catherine Freeman Nimitz sitting with her children, Catherine Nimitz Lay, Chester Nimitz Jr. (Chet), Anna Nimitz (Nancy), and Mary Nimitz (Sister Aquinas). Catherine F. Nimitz sits in the center of a couch in a yellow dress, pearl necklace, and gold earrings. To her left sits Catherine Lay in a brightly colored floral dress with no sleeves, a pearl necklace, white earrings, and black and white glasses. On the right sits Chet Nimitz in a dark suit, a dark blue tie with a yellow dia… more
Date: 1970~
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Oral History Interview with Eleanor Rigby, July 18, 1970

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Eleanor Rigby. Rigby was too young to serve overseas during World War I. Before World War II, she was volunteering with the Connecticut Defense Council. By August, 1942, she had joined the WAVES. Her first assignment was personnel management at Northampton before going to into administration at Hunter College in early 1943. Rigby describes some of the organizational problems the training facility had early on. She also describes … more
Date: July 18, 1970
Creator: Rigby, Eleanor
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