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United States. Coast Guard. Women's Reserve

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Coralee "Coco" Burson Davis Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0222
Abstract

Coralee "Coco" Burson Davis (1921-2016), of Pasadena, California, served in the Coast Guard SPARS from 1942-1946 and was a member of the Tars and Spars musical revue and movie cast.

Dates: 1942-1946

Sherley Mae White Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0485
Abstract

Sherley Mae White (1923-2014) served in the Women's Reserve of the Coast Guard (SPARS) from 1943-1945. She served as a drum major for the SPARS marching band at the Biltmore Training Station in Palm Beach, Florida. She later transferred to the Coast Guard Base in Ketchikan, Alaska.

Dates: 1943-1945; Other: Date acquired: 05/06/2010

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Subject
Tars and SPARS (Motion picture) 1
United States. Coast Guard. Women's Reserve -- Uniforms 1
Women in war 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women 1