| Title: |
Darlene M. Iskra
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| Local code: |
AFC/2001/001/3482
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
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| Collection: |
Veterans History Project
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| Description: |
When Darlene Iskra enlisted in the Navy in 1979, her ambitions were modest; she was 27, coming off a divorce, her life in need of a jump start. She unwittingly caught a wave of change in that service, becoming one of the first women to graduate from dive school. Her talent for supervision and her tenacity won her a loyal following in the higher echelons of the Navy, and in December 1990, she became the first woman to take command of a U.S. Navy ship, aptly named the Opportune. Though her ship was on stand-by duty during the Persian Gulf War, Iskra's name was already secure in Naval history.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Video: |
[Video available]
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| Speaker: |
Iskra, Darlene M., 1952-
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
31-Jan-1952
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| Speaker place of birth: |
San Francisco, CA; California; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Military personnel
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| Document date: |
Undated
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| Interviewer: |
Mears, Rachel L.
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Navy
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| Historical events discussed: |
Persian Gulf War, 1991
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| Locations discussed: |
Africa; Egypt; Guam; North America; Oceania; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Africa; Egypt; Guam; North America; Oceania; Oral history; Persian Gulf War, 1991; Persian Gulf War, 1991--Participation, Female; Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American; Persian Gulf War, 1991--Veterans; U.S. Navy; United States; United States--Armed Forces; United States--Armed Forces--Women
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| ASP release: |
2007-01
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| Document code: |
OHI0034627-38155
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