United States. Coast Guard. Women's Reserve -- Uniforms
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Bonnie James Baxter Collection
The collection includes an oral history transcript, 31 August 2005; correspondence to Bonnie with UNCG Women's Veterans Archivists 2005-2006; various photographs of Baxter and friends during her United States Coast Guard SPARs service, circa 1944-1946.
Elizabeth Neely Collection
The collection includes Neely's Coast Guard uniform; a garrison cap; Coast Guard formal hat; slides for Kodak carousel; Coast Guard Reservist magazine article "SPARS' Golden Moment", written by Neely in 1992; history of women in the Coast Guard script, 1989; U.S.O. program; photographs and negatives; as well as photographs of service-related documents and an oral history interview recorded in June 2021.
Irene Parsons Collection
Sherley Mae White Collection
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.