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Title |
[WACs at train station, circa 1943] |
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Date |
1943 |
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Date approximate? |
yes |
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Subject headings |
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army--Women |
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Era |
World War II era (1940-1946) |
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Service branch |
Army--WAC |
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Item description |
Nine WACs pose at a train station, probably heading to Fort Des Moines, Iowa, circa 1943. The WACs wear olive drab winter service uniforms with Hobby hats, while some wear gas mask bags and carry their wool overcoats. |
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Veteran's name |
Heyer, Anne Elizabeth |
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Veteran's biography |
Anne Elisabeth Heyer (b. 1918) of Denver, Colorado, was a photographic repair technician in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and the Women's Army Corps (WAC) during World War II .
Anne Elisabeth Betty Heyer was born in Denver, Colorado on 7 October 1918, and grew up in Los Angeles, California, where she graduated from Hollywood High School in 1936. Heyer had an older brother, Vernon, and a younger sister, Harriette. Before joining the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in November of 1942, Heyer worked at Sears Roebuck .
Heyer served as a sergeant in the WAAC and Women's Army Corps (WAC) until she was discharged in November 1945. She attended basic training at Daytona Beach, and also trained at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, and Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. In addition, Heyer graduated from Photography School at Lowry Field in Colorado in 1943, where she trained to be a photographic repair technician. In late 1943 or early 1944, she was sent to MacDill Air Base in Tampa, Florida, as a member of the 3rd Photographic Mapping squadron. Heyer served for roughly one year, beginning in November 1944, in New Guinea and the Philippines. During this time she received several decorations, including the Good Conduct Medal, the Women's Army Corps Service Medal, the Asian Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippine Liberation Medal, and the Presidential Unit Citation .
After her discharge in 1945 Heyer attended North Hollywood Night School, Sawyer's Business School, Pasadena City College, and Marymount College. Heyer had a variety of jobs after leaving the army, including working as an editor and manager of technical publications at Garrett Air Turbine from 1967 to 1983. |
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Type |
image |
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Original format |
photographs |
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Original publisher |
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] |
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Contributing institution |
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries |
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Source collection |
WV0320 Anne Elisabeth Heyer Papers, 1942-1946 and undated |
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Collection summary |
Correspondence, military material, photographs, military insignia, and other artifacts document Anne Elisabeth "Betty" Heyer's service in the WAAC and WAC between 1942 and 1945. Lengthy letters to family members describe her training in the United States and her subsequent service in the Pacific Theater as a photography repair technician. Overseas letters document her observations of New Guinea, the Philippines, and Corregidor. Printed military material reflects Heyer's professional interest in photography and the collection contains publications specifically regarding military photography. Heyer's diplomas are included in her personal papers. More than 500 photographs, largley unidentified, document recreation and work-related activities in the military. Aerial photographs show the destruction in New Guinea and the Philippines and also contain pictures of native villages. Scrapbook material consists primarily of unidentified photographs. Printed material includes newspapers that Heyer saved, such as the newspaper; The Denver Post from 7 December 1941. Other publications, such as newspaper; The Shutter and newspaper; The Mad Mapper, relate to military photography. Other publications, including newspaper; WAC and Wings, document the WAC experience. An army songbook and a WAAC songbook are also included. |
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Series/grouping |
3: Photographs, circa 1940-1949 and undated |
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Box |
3-5 |
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Folder |
28-87 |
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Finding aid link |
http://libapps.uncg.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=466 |
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Rights statement |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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Additional rights information |
IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the rights holder noted above for permission to reuse. |
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Object ID |
WV0320.6.005 |
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Digital publisher |
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 -- http://library.uncg.edu/ |
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OCLC number |
900813379 |
