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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
  • Unit of Service: 3rd Battalion of Storekeepers, 7th Regiment
  • Location of Service: Hunters College, New York; Bloomington, Indiana; Cherry Point, North Carolina
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant

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"The camaraderie took place right away. I think that's something I'll never forget, how quickly we all were friends." (Audio interview, 19:20)

Growing up on a Minnesota farm as the oldest of eight children, Gladyce A. Pederson Nypan, known as Pepper, was more than accustomed to hard work. This served her well during her time in the Marine Corps, particularly during the endless marching and drilling she endured during basic training. In her oral history interview, she emphasizes the immediate and intense bonding that took place between the women Marines, and how devastated she was to leave her comrades at the end of the war. Returning to her hometown, she initially felt disconnected from friends and family, but eventually found solace through relationships formed with other former military members. Her time with the Marines gave her the confidence to pursue flying lessons through the GI Bill, apply for jobs, and travel the world.

Gladyce A. Nypan Collection
Interview / Recording

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About this Item

Title

  • Gladyce A. Nypan Collection

Names

  • Nypan, Gladyce A. Pederson
  • Kuentz, Patricia
  • Recollections-A Portrait of a Life
  • National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)
  • Merissa Racine

State of Birth

  • MN

Home State

  • MN

Headings

  • -  Nypan, Gladyce A.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Female

Race

  • White

Status

  • Veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Unit of Service: 3rd Battalion of Storekeepers, 7th Regiment
    • Location of Service: Hunters College, New York; Bloomington, Indiana; Cherry Point, North Carolina
    • Highest Rank: Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1943-1945
    • Military Status: Veteran

Materials

  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected unknown)
  • Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected [2004])
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of photograph (collected unknown)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 9/11/2003)
  • Photograph: Other photographic material [9 items] -- (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/10236

Cite as

  • Gladyce A. Nypan Collection (AFC/2001/001/10236), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • image
  • online text

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Nypan, Gladyce A. Pederson, Patricia Kuentz, Recollections-A Portrait Of A Life, National Court Reporters Association, and Merissa Racine. Gladyce A. Nypan Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.10236/.

APA citation style:

Nypan, G. A. P., Kuentz, P., Recollections-A Portrait Of A Life, National Court Reporters Association & Merissa Racine. (1943) Gladyce A. Nypan Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.10236/.

MLA citation style:

Nypan, Gladyce A. Pederson, et al. Gladyce A. Nypan Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.10236/>.