Veteran's History Project - Gwen Moore

Gwen Moore

Lieutenant, U.S. Navy

1959-1968

Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project.

In 1959, Gwen Moore was a young lady who had reached her 21st birthday. She had worked a few jobs since high school graduation, but knew that she needed an education and a different look at the world. One place to obtain both of those goals was the U.S. military.

Gwen had several family members who had served in Korea and Worl...