- Collection:
- Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
- Title:
- World War Two oral history interviews : interview with Ruth Ryder, August 10, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library
- Creator:
- Ryder, Ella Ruth Thompson, 1922-2011
- Publisher:
- Athens, Georgia : Athens-Clarke County Library
- Date of Original:
- 1994-08-10
- Subject:
- Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve
Link trainers - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Ruth Ryder recounts her service in WWII in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service). She had to get her father's permission to join although she was 21 at the time. She taught instrument usage in a plane simulator to pilots. This position was as a Link Trainer Instructor for Navy pilots learning instrument approach procedures.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqxFVjBH5-Q&feature=youtu.be
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 28 min.) : sound, color
- Holding Institution:
- Athens-Clarke County Library
- Rights:
-
