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Adelaide Murphy Collection

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Adelaide Cotter Murphy (1921-2005) of Boston, Massachusetts, served in the Woman Marines as a pilot Link trainer from 1943 to 1945. Adelaide Murphy was born 29 August 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated from Notre Dame Academy in 1939, and then attended nearby Lesley College for teacher training. Murphy joined the Woman Marines in early 1943 and was sent to Hunter College in New York for basic training. Following basic training, she was sent to Atlanta, Georgia, for LITIS (Link Instrument Training Instructors School). She was then stationed at Cherry Point, North Carolina, in mid-1943 to be a Link Trainer. She was transferred to nearby Bogue, North Carolina, and was in charge of the Link department. In 1944, Murphy was transferred to Vero Beach, Florida, to do more [...] Read more

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1.	Portrait of Adelaide Murphy Portrait of Adelaide Murphy, circa 1944, in Marines' summer seersucker uniform with bell crown hat. Photo by Bradford Bachrach. 1944 \| Image \| Adelaide Murphy Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
2.	Adelaide Murphy Adelaide Murphy stands on a beach wearing her Marines' utility coat and bell crown hat with rain cover, circa 1944. 1944 \| Image \| Adelaide Murphy Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
3.	Oral history interview with Adelaide Murphy Primarily documents Adelaide Cotter Murphy's service in the Women Marines from 1943 to 1945. Murphy gives a brief overview of her childhood, including her early education[...] 2002-01-16 \| Text \| Adelaide Murphy Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records

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