Lucille Ingram Pauquette Collection
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Oral history interview with Lucille Ingram Pauquette
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Primarily documents Carolina Lucille Ingram Pauquette's service with the Marine Corps Women's Reserve from 1945 to 1946 and her life after World War II. Pauquette discusses her decision to join the Marines and the influence of having four other siblings in the military. She primarily discusses her duties at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Base as a postal worker and her social activities with future husband Charles Pauquette, a staff sergeant also stationed at Cherry Point. " Charles Pauquette participates in the interview, discussing his assignment to the South Pacific in World War II, his re-activation for service in the Korean War, and his post-military career. Lucille Pauquette also describes Marine uniforms, compares the Marine experience to women in other branches, and provides her opinions on women in combat and U.S. participation in the Korean and Vietnam wars.
