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Pioneering Seabee Camelia Jones Drives Big Machines
In Kingsville Texas Camelia Jones a 19 year old EOCN in the Navy became the first woman to serve as a heavy equipment operator with the Seabees at the Naval Air Station. She challenges stereotypes, prefers practical standards over feminism and plans to stay in the Navy despite heat and possible Vietnam duty.
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