J'Metria Anderson Collection

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Who's responsible?: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries (Repository)
How much has been digitized?: Digitization of this collection is still in progress.
What's in the full collection?: February 2020 oral history transcript (portions restricted until 2047), photograph.
Full biography: J'Metria Anderson (b. 1979), of Gulfport, Mississippi, served in the United States Marine Corps from 1997-2001. J’Metria Anderson was born in Gulfport, Mississippi. In December 1996, she entered the Delayed Entry Program for the United States Marine Corps while still in high school. Anderson graduated from Gulfport High school in 1997 and went to basic training immediately after. Her basic training was at Parris Island, South Carolina and she had two-week Marine Combat training at Camp Geiger, North Carolina. Anderson had her advanced training in motor transportation at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Anderson’s first duty station was at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. She worked with motor transportation and often did night runs of supplies. Her second duty station was at New River Air Station, North Carolina. She was a part of the Marine Wing Support Squadron and ran supplies between the different air wings. While there she was also a part of the Marine Aircraft Group-29 and provided transportation and fuel for the group. Under pressure from her husband, Anderson left the Marine Corps in 2001.
Topics: Women's History
Military
Branch of service: Marines
Conflict: Gulf War (1990-2000)
War on Terror, OEF, OIF (2001-Present)
Subject headings: United States--History--1945-
United States. Marine Corps--Women
Contributing Institution: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries

: J'Metria Anderson portrait photograph

: Oral History interview with J'metria Anderson; Primarily documents J'Metria Anderson's time with motor transport in the Marine Corps. Anderson goes into detail about her physical training in the Marines. She talks about her time abroad in Cuba and her experiences being abroad. Anderson touches on gender discrimination, how attuites towards women in the military has changed and sexual harassment. She touches on other topics like the VA, political conflict and patriotism.

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