Oral history interview with Ruth Bonner [sound recording], 2007.

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Oral history interview with Ruth Bonner [sound recording], 2007.

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Ruth Bonner, a Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin native, discusses her World War II service in the Navy WAVES.

Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 46 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 13 p.Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 46 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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