[WACs at AUSA, 1968]
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Title |
[WACs at AUSA, 1968] |
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Date |
1968 |
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Subject headings |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
United States. Army--Women |
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Era |
Vietnam Era (1964-1974) |
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Service branch |
Army--WAC |
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Item description |
Photo of a WAC delegation to the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) annual convention in 1968. The five WACs pictured wear civilian formal attire and are also participants in the Star Spangled Pageant, a touring exhibit presenting the history of women's association with the U.S. Army. The women, pictured in front of a large photo of Vietnam-era helicopters, are: (left to right) Pat Rice, Carol Alban Johnson, Mildred Bailey, Barb DePue, and Linda Gundy. |
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Veteran's name |
Johnson, Carol J. Alban |
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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. |
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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 |
WV0413 Carol Alban Johnson Papers |
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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 |
WV0413.6.022 |
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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 |
900815037 |
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