Oral history interview with Mary Ann (Seilenbinder) Renard, [sound recording], 1996.

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Oral history interview with Mary Ann (Seilenbinder) Renard, [sound recording], 1996.

Mary Ann Renard, née Seilenbinder, a West Bend, Wisconsin resident, discusses her service as a surgical and medical technician in the Women's Air Corps and the Air Force during World War II and the Korean War.

Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 80 min.); analog, 1 7/8 ips.Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 80 min.); analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 26 p.Military papers : 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)

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