WV. Women military veterans
Record Group
Identifier: WV
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Theressa Jeanne Fillmore Collection
Collection
Identifier: WV 0599
Dates:
circa 1995, 2003-2005, 2015
Carol Alban Johnson Collection
Collection
Identifier: WV 0413
Content Description
Carol A. Johnson (1944-2022), of Columbus, Ohio, served in the United States Women's Army Corps from 1964 till 1968. She served in the office of the secretary of the army during the Vietnamese Tet Offensive.
This collection includes 1 May 2008 oral history transcript; program and paperwork for the Star Spangled Pageant, a touring exhibit presenting the history of women's association with the United States Army, circa 1967; copy of the Army Commendation Medal with letter, circa...
Dates:
1966-2008
Betty Magnusson Collection
Collection
Identifier: WV 0341
Scope and Contents
Letters from Magnusson to a friend at home in Duluth, Minnesota, chiefly document Magnusson's service with the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in Iowa, Virginia, and France. Letters from Fort Des Moines describe WAC uniforms; drills, including a gas mask drill; WAC facilities and buildings; and social activities at the fort and in Des Moines. Letters from Newport News detail Magnusson's perspective on the South and southerners; the reaction of male soldiers and civilians to the WACs; entertainment,...
Dates:
1943-1945
The Inez Stroud Collection
Collection
Identifier: WV 0009
Content Description
The collection includes various photographs of Stroud while serving in the Women's Army Corps, 1943-1969; a copy of 12 pages from a Stroud scrapbook which include newspaper clippings, circa 1940s; various papers from her WAC duties; a WAC Handbook for the Fort Des Moines Training Center, undated; a brief biography of Stroud used at her memorial service, November 1994; 3 loose sheets with song lyrics, undated.
Dates:
circa 1943 - 1994