[Jo Plumb in Patton Barracks, circa 1952]
Rating
Title
[Jo Plumb in Patton Barracks , circa 1952]
Date
1952
Date approximate?
yes
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 .
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
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 .
Source collection
WV0469 Therese M. Lambert Oral History
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
Preferred citation
[Identification of item], [Identification of collection], Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project, Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA.
Rights statement
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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
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/
Digital collection homepage
http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/WVHP
OCLC number
900815377
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