Title	[Four WACs in WWI uniforms, 1967]
Date	1967
Subject headings	World War, 1914-1918 United States. Army--Women
Era	World War I era (1917-1920)
Service branch	Army--WAC
Item description	Four WACs pose in WWI-era uniforms in a publicity photo for the Star Spangled Pageant, a touring exhibit presenting the history of women's association with the U.S. Army in 1967. They are (left to right): Pat Rice (far left) in a taupe Marine Corps uniform and garrison cap; Carol Alban Johnson in navy blue serge Yeomanette (U.S. Navy) uniform and flat-brimmed hat; Barb DePue in a navy blue Army Nurse Corps uniform with cape; and Linda Gundy in a Signal Corps uniform and matching hat.
Veteran's name	Johnson, Carol J. Alban
Veteran's biography	Carol A. Johnson (b. 1944) of Columbus, Ohio, served in the United States Women’s Army Corps from 1964 till 1968. She was stationed in the office of the secretary of the army during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam. Carol Alban Johnson was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1944. She graduated from West High School and briefly attended Ohio State University before joining the the army in 1964." After completing basic training at Fort Rucker, Alabama, Johnson was sent to personnel training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, where she remained as a personnel specialist. In 1967 Johnson was selected to travel the country with an army informational team that provided staged recreations of the history of women in the military. Johnson then served as receptionist for Secretary of the Army Stanley Resor at the Pentagon . In 1968 Johnson left the military after meeting her husband. After being honorably discharged, Johnson pursued a community college education and part time employment.
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	WV0413 Carol Alban Johnson Papers
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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.
Object ID	WV0413.6.017
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	900815231

[Four WACs in WWI uniforms, 1967]

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