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WV. Women military veterans

 Record Group
Identifier: WV

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Elaine Agnes Anderson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0191
Content Description

The collection includes an oral history transcript, 13 December 2000; photographs of Elaine during her services as a WAC in Germany, 1949-1952; military payment certificates in five and ten cent denominations.

Dates: 1958-1968

Ruth Virginia Payne Brown Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0193
Content Description

20 December 2000 oral history transcript; formal portrait photograph of Ruth in her WAC uniform in 1953 and 1962; photographs of Ruth during service in 1952-1963; original motor vehicle learners id card issued 1962.

Dates: 1953-1963

Evelyn Patricia Foote Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0360
Abstract Evelyn “Pat” Foote (b. 1930) of Durham, North Carolina, served as an officer in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1989, rising to the rank of brigadier general in 1986. She retired as the first female commander of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and became a prominent speaker about issues concerning women in the military. From 1998 to 2007 she served as president of the Alliance for National Defense.This collection includes: Woodland Battle Dress Uniform (jacket, pants, khaki t-shirt, hat),...
Dates: 1980-2006

Bernice Isabel Heath Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0195
Content Description 20 January 2001 oral history transcript; Artifact 1 box contains dogtag; insignia and discharge pins; copy of the History of the 91st Evacuation Hospital Overseas written by Ruth Schwing head nurse, 1945; War Correspondent Broadcast transcript of Iris Carpenter from the 91st Evac Hospital, undated; 91st Research News newsletter, circa 1991; typed "unofficial diary kept by an enlisted man Shorty Reese containing the history of the 91st evac hosp from 1942-45, 2001; newspaper article on...
Dates: 1948-1964

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

Elsie Prevatte Pickett Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0462
Content Description

This collection includes an oral history transcript, 21 April 2009; photographs; a postcard; press release.

Dates: 1959-1960, 2009

Kathleen Deschamps Poole Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0696
Content Description

The collection includes a green camo blanket; a hand carved Montagnard ladle, arrows, and quiver; a 1st Cavalry patched boonie hat; a Vietnam poetry book titled, "Boondock Bards", various photographs; a bronze star medal with citation; a reel to reel tape of "Armed Forces Radio," 1970.

Dates: 1969-1970

Dorothy Jane Rechel Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0196
Content Description

The collection includes an oral history transcript, 22 January 2001; magnetic tape and cassette tape labeled "Letter to Mother during Tet offensive, 1968"; and portrait photograph of Rechel in Army white dress uniform, circa early 1970s.

Dates: circa 1968-2001

Dale Augusta Van Vacter Angers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0159
Content Description

The collection includes photograph of Angers in uniform, circa 1940s; handwritten timeline of service.

Dates: circa 1942-1963

Lee Wilson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0449
Content Description

The collection includes an oral history transcript, 17 February 2010; newspaper clippings from The News and Observer about Vietnam, 30 April 2000.

Dates: 2000, 2010