Skip to main content
Digital Collections
Gateway Home
Explore
UNC Greensboro History
Greensboro History
Visual and Performing Arts
Women Veterans Historical Project
NC Runaway Slave Ads
Highlights and Exhibits
About Us
Community Partners
Legacy Site
Women Veterans Home
About
Definitions
Collections
Search Tips
Resources
News
Log in
|
Favorites
|
Help
Search
Advanced Search
Find results with:
error div
Add another field
Searching collections:
Women Veterans Historical Project
Add or remove collections
Home
Women Veterans Historical Project
[WACs at gas mask drill on Daytona Beach, circa 1943]
Reference URL
Share
Save to favorites
Remove from favorites
To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document
To embed this object, paste this HTML in website
[WACs at gas mask drill on Daytona Beach, circa 1943]
View Description
Download
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
Large
Extra Large
Full Size
Full Resolution
Print
Image
Text
Loading content ...
Page/Item Description
Title
[WACs
at
gas
mask
drill
on
Daytona
Beach
,
circa
1943]
Date
1943
Subject headings
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army--Women
Era
World War II era (1940-1946)
Service branch
Army--WAC
Item description
WACs
in
overcoats
and
gas
masks
prepare
for a
drill
on the
beach
in
front
of the
Clarendon
Hotel
at
Daytona
Beach
,
Florida
, in
early
1943
. A
tent
is
set
up
in the
sand
in the
background
.
Veteran's name
Heyer, Anne Elizabeth
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
.
Place
Daytona
Beach
(Fla.)
Type
image
Original format
photographs
Original publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Contributing institution
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection
WV0320 Anne Elisabeth Heyer Papers, 1942-1946 and undated
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
.
Series/grouping
3: Photographs, circa 1940-1949 and undated
Box
3-5
Folder
28-87
Finding aid link
http://libapps.uncg.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=466
Rights statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Additional rights information
IN
COPYRIGHT
. This
item
is
subject
to
copyright
.
Contact
the
rights
holder
noted
above
for
permission
to
reuse
.
Object ID
WV0320.6.022
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/
OCLC number
900813847
you wish to report:
Your comment:
Your Name:
...
Back to top
Select the collections to add or remove from your search
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Select All Collections
A
American Publishers Trade Bindings
Anna Gove Collections
C
Cello Music Collections
Civil Rights Greensboro
Community Collections
Composer Collections
Cone Health Collections
G
Greensboro, 1880-1945
Greensboro, 1945-present
Greensboro and Triad Area City Directories
Greensboro Historical Newspapers
Greensboro Medical History
H
Hansen Performing Arts Collection
Home Economics and Household Collection
N
N.C. Runaway Slave Advertisements
P
P.E. Pamphlets
U
UNC Greensboro Campus Publications
UNC Greensboro Manuscripts and Special Collections
UNC Greensboro University Archives
W
Women Veterans Historical Project
World War I Pamphlets
500
You have selected:
1
OK
Cancel