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Title	[Jo Plumb in Patton Barracks, circa 1952]
Date	1952
Date approximate?	yes
Subject headings	Korean War, 1950-1953 United States. Army--Women United States. Navy--Women
Era	Post World War II, Korea (1947-1963)
Service branch	Army--WAC Navy--Navy Reserve
Item description	WAC Jo Plump sits on a cot listening to a Zenith Model 8G005Y Trans-Oceanic Radio at Patton Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany. A pack of cigarettes, a lighter, a Pepsi drinking glass, and several other items can be see on the cabinet supporting the Zenith.
Veteran's name	Lambert, Therese M.
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.
Place	Heidelberg (Germany)
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	WV0469 Therese M. Lambert Oral History
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	WV0469.6.021
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	900815377

[Jo Plumb in Patton Barracks, circa 1952]

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