[Pair of WACs on staircase, 1950]
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Title |
[Pair of WACs on staircase, 1950] |
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Date |
1950 |
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Subject headings |
Korean War, 1950-1953
United States. Army--Women
United States. Navy--Women |
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Era |
Post World War II, Korea (1947-1963) |
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Service branch |
Army--WAC
Navy--Navy Reserve |
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Item description |
Billy Lancaster, a WAC from Mississippi, and Eleanor Kurowski, a WAC from Pennsylvania, pose for a photograph on the elevated porch of a building at Fort Lee, Virgina, during basic training. They are both dressed in WAC summer work uniforms. A collection of mops and brooms can be seen beneath the porch. |
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Veteran's name |
Lambert, Therese M. |
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Veteran's biography |
Therese M. “Terry” Lambert (b. 1925) of Muskegon, Michigan served in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) from 1950 to 1953, and the U.S. Naval Reserve (WAVES) from 1953 to 1957 .
Therese M.Terry" Lambert was born in Muskegon, Michigan, in 1925 and attended St. Jean's High School. She enlisted in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in April 1950 and was sent to Camp Lee, Virginia, for basic training. She was then assigned to the 2114th WAC Detachment at Camp Picket, Virginia, where she remained until November 1951. Lambert was briefly stationed at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, before departing for Germany aboard the <em>U.S.N.S. General Alexander Patch</em>. There she was stationed at Patton Barracks in Heidelberg through 1953. Lambert later joined the U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service),serving until 1957. |
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Fort Lee (Va.) |
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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 |
WV0469 Therese M. Lambert Oral History |
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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 |
WV0469.6.007 |
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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 |
900815141 |
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