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Sherley Mae White Collection

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Sherley Mae White (1923-2014) served in the Women's Reserve of the Coast Guard (SPARs) from 1943-1945. She served as a drum major for the SPARS marching band at the Biltmore Training Station in Palm Beach, Florida. She later transferred to the Coast Guard Base in Ketchikan, Alaska. White was born on 18 May 1923 and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana.The Women's Reserve of the Coast Guard (SPARS) accepted her for service on 25 May 1943, and subsequently sent her for initial Boat Training at the United States Coast Guard Training Station, in Palm Beach, Florida. The SPARS promoted White to Seaman Second Class after she completed training. White remained at Palm Beach Training Station and performed duties with the SPARS marching band as band major. She also played clarinet and oboe. [...] Read more

Sherley Mae White Collection	6 records found	Search took 0.15 seconds.

1.	Sherley Mae White scrapbook #1 The bulk of the scrapbook's material dates from 1943 to 1945 with one photograph dated circa 1927. The scrapbook documents White's military service as a member of the SPA[...] 1943 \| Image \| Sherley Mae White Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
2.	The bowsprit [vol. 2, no. 2] This is an issue of The BOWSPRIT, newsletter of the United States Coast Guard Training Station in Palm Beach, Florida, from December 16, 1944. 1944-12-16 \| Text \| Sherley Mae White Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
3.	The bowsprit [vol.1, no. 1] This is an issue of The BOWSPRIT, newsletter of the United States Coast Guard Training Station in Palm Beach, Florida, from November, 1943. 1943-11 \| Text \| Sherley Mae White Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
4.	Oral history interview with Sherley Mae White Sherley Mae White tells of her early life and education, the process of entering the service, her SPARS career, and her life after leaving the service. White discusses he[...] 2010-05-06 \| Audio \| Sherley Mae White Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
5.	Portrait of Sherley Mae White Sherley Mae White, drum major, is seen here posing for the SPAR Band in her enlisted personnel service dress uniform, in Palm Beach, Florida in 1944. On her left sleeve i[...] 1944 \| Image \| Sherley Mae White Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
6.	Portrait of Sherley Mae White This is a black and white portrait of Sherley Mae White in her uniform. 1943 \| Image \| Sherley Mae White Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records

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