To Serve My Country, to Serve My Race: The Story of the Only African-American WACS Stationed Overseas During World War II

Appendix B. Survey of Members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion

Appendix B Survey of Members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion5I Veteran's Name . Date of Birth Rank & Positio n Held with 6888th . Current Address . Telephone Number . Today's Date Questions for Women Who Served in the 6888th Let's Talk about Your Life before Military Service 1. Would you briefly describ e your life before you entered the military? For example: a. Where were you born? b. Did you liv e with you r biologica l parents o r othe r relative s whe n you were a child? c. How many brothers and sisters did you have? This surve y wa s prepare d b y Dr. Brend a L . Moore, Departmen t o f Sociology , Stat e University o f Ne w Yor k a t Buffalo, Buffalo , N.Y . 14260 . Th e information receive d fro m respondents will be used only for the study of women in the military. 211 212 Appendixes d. What type of work di d your parents do? e. Would you describe your family a s being closely knit?. Please explain: f. Where did you liv e before enterin g the military and what was lif e like for a young woman o f African descen t there? g. How many years of education did you complete before going into the military? h. What was your occupation befor e going into the military? i. Did yo u receiv e specia l trainin g fo r th e wor k yo u di d befor e joining the military? j. Wha t was your marital status when you entered the military? k. Additional comments: 2. What were some of the reasons that you joined the military? 3. How ol d were you when you went into the military? 4. Where were you inducted into the military? 5. What years were you on active duty? 6. Did you marry while you were on active duty? 7. Did you have any dependents other than yourself while you were on active 8. Where did you go for basic training? 9. After basi c trainin g wer e yo u traine d i n a specifi c militar y occupa tion ? I f yes, which occupational field were you traine d in and where 10. Describe your experience s a t your basi c training station an d a t you r advanced training station. For example: a. To wha t exten t wer e activ e dut y wome n separate d fro m activ e Appendixes 213 duty men (di d they house, socialize, eat and work in separat e facilities)? b. To wha t exten t wer e activ e dut y blac k wome n separate d fro m active duty white women (di d they house, socialize, eat, and wor k in separate facilities) ? c. Additional comments : 11. Where wa s you r permanen t dut y statio n afte r militar y training ? 12. What occupatio n wer e you assigne d t o a t your permanen t dut y sta tion ? 13. Briefly describ e you r experience s a t you r permanen t dut y station . For example: a. To wha t exten t wer e activ e dut y wome n separate d fro m activ e duty me n (di d the y house , socialize , eat , an d wor k i n separat e facilities) ? b. To wha t exten t wer e activ e dut y blac k wome n separate d fro m active duty white women (di d they house, socialize, eat, and wor k in separate facilities) ? c. Additional comments: 14. Did you personally experienc e racial or gender discriminatio n i n the military? I f the answe r i s yes, then describ e ho w yo u were discriminated agains t and how you coped with discrimination . Let's Tal k abou t You r Experience s with th e Six-Triple-Eight h 15. Describe the training that the group received to prepare for oversea s duty. 16. How wer e yo u treate d b y whit e Unite d State s militar y personne l when yo u wer e i n Englan d an d Franc e durin g th e war ? 214 Appendixes 17. How wer e...