Beacham, Dora. Interview November 1st, 2024

Title

Description

Master Sergeant Dora Beacham served in the U.S. Marine Corps during Operation Enduring Freedom. Beacham was part of Combat Service Support Group 1 and the 11th Marine Regiment. She was deployed to Camp Fallujah, Iraq from January to August of 2004. As a Hispanic woman from a small town, Beacham reflected on how military service shaped her life and provided important opportunities. In this oral history interview, she described her family, education, and life lessons from military service.

Creator

Dora Beacham

Contributor

Jason Beyer

Date

2024-11-01

Subject

United States Marine Corps

Master Sergeant

Operation Enduring Freedom

G.I. Joe

Parris Island

MOS

Military Occupational Specialty

logistics

uniformed victim advocate

Advanced Infantry Training Battalion

Camp Fallujah

Combat Service Support Group 1

Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction

Coverage

Hondo (Tex.)

South Carolina

Norfolk (Va.)

Twentynine Palms (Calif.)

Publisher

California State University San Marcos University Library

Language

English

Rights

In copyright

Rights Holder

Dora Beacham

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Format

video

Identifier

SC027-069

Is Part Of

San Diego Veterans History Initiative

Interviewee

Dora Beacham

Collection

Oral Histories

Citation

Dora Beacham, “Beacham, Dora. Interview November 1st, 2024,” Voices of North County, accessed May 8, 2026, https://archivesoralhistories.csusm.edu/items/show/609.