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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
  • Branch of Service: Navy
  • Unit of Service: Atlantic Fleet Band
  • Location of Service: Norfolk, Virginia; San Diego, California; Seattle, Washington
  • Highest Rank: Petty Officer

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"When I came in, I just wanted to increase my musical career...and now I see it as a lot more than just a musical outlet." (Audio interview, 18:32)

Searching for a way to pursue a professional career in music, Charity Ann Barron Mahannah came up with a creative solution: she joined the military. A flautist, she chose the Navy because there, she could be a musician first and a sailor second. Enlisting in 1997, she was stationed with the Atlantic Fleet Band in Norfolk, Virginia. In her oral history interview, she stresses the benefits of her musical military life, but admits that being a female musician made her somewhat of a novelty on base.

Charity Ann Mahannah Collection
Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Charity Ann Mahannah Collection

Names

  • Pillow, Bridget
  • Mahannah, Charity Ann Barron
  • Oscar High School

State of Birth

  • NY

Home State

  • VA

Headings

  • -  Mahannah, Charity Ann
  • -  War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Navy.

Form

  • Audio Cassette

Extent

  • 1 item

Repository

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

Gender

  • Female

Status

  • Veteran

Service History

  • War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Unit of Service: Atlantic Fleet Band
    • Location of Service: Norfolk, Virginia; San Diego, California; Seattle, Washington
    • Highest Rank: Petty Officer
    • Dates of Service: 1997-2006
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: Veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran attended Navy School of Music and participated in the Atlantic Fleet Band, Navy Band Southwest, and Navy Band Northwest.

Materials

  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 05/22/2006)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/46697

Cite as

  • Charity Ann Mahannah Collection (AFC/2001/001/46697), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio

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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.

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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:

Pillow, Bridget, Charity Ann Barron Mahannah, and Oscar High School. Charity Ann Mahannah Collection. 1997. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.46697/.

APA citation style:

Pillow, B., Mahannah, C. A. B. & Oscar High School. (1997) Charity Ann Mahannah Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.46697/.

MLA citation style:

Pillow, Bridget, Charity Ann Barron Mahannah, and Oscar High School. Charity Ann Mahannah Collection. 1997. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.46697/>.