Donna Barr Brown Collection

Donna Barr Brown
Donna Barr Brown during boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, circa 1970.
Donna Barr Brown
Donna Barr Brown, 1972.
Donna Barr Brown
Donna Barr Brown works on a projection machine, 1972.
Donna Barr Brown
Donna Barr Brown during boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, circa 1970.
Newspaper clipping featuring First Lieutenant Linda A. Roth
First Lieutenant Linda A. Roth checks a new training model of a M-60 machine gun.
Newspaper clipping featuring Lance Corporal Barbara Majewski
Lance Corporal Barbara Majewski loosk over the final print copy of Camp Lejeune's "Globe" newspaper.
Newspaper clipping featuring Major-General Carl A. Youngdale and Captain J.A. Lamb
Women Marines 29th anniversary celebration featured speakers Major-General Carl A. Youngdale and Captain J. A. Lamb, right.
Newspaper clipping featuring Staff Sergeant Rose M. Dillard
Staff Sergeant Rose M. Dillard performs administrative duties, 1972.
Oral History interview with Donna Barr Brown
Primarily documents Donna Barr Brown's service with the United States Women Marines. Brown recalls never regretting her decision to join the U.S. Marine Corps because she saw it as a way to get out of her hometown, learn something different, and make a better life for herself. She also reveals she was accepted for veteran's disability benefits because of water contamination at Camp Lejeune during her time there.