[Inez Stroud recieves award]
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Title |
[Inez Stroud recieves award] |
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Date |
1955 |
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Date approximate? |
yes |
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Subject headings |
World War, 1939-1945
United States--Armed Forces--African Americans
United States. Army--Women |
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Era |
Post World War II, Korea (1947-1963) |
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Service branch |
Army--WAC |
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Item description |
Inez Stroud receives a certificate from unidentified male officer. |
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Veteran's name |
Stroud, Inez |
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Veteran's biography |
Inez Naomi Stroud (1909-1994) of Wilmington, North Carolina, served in the Women's Army Corps and then the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1969 .
Inez Namoi Stroud was born on 9 July 1909 in Wilmington, North Carolina. She was the third of nine children of the Rev. C.A. Stroud and Mrs. Beatrice Ford Stroud. Her father was a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and the family moved frequently. Stroud was a graduate of the Alice Freeman Palmer Memorial Institute in Sedalia, North Carolina. She also studied music and cosmetology." Stroud joined the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in 1943. She served at various installations in the United States and Europe over the course of her career in the army, including three tours in Germany. She frequently served as the organist for post chapels and was a saxophonist in the WAC band. Stroud was discharged in 1969 .
Stroud lived in Washington, D.C., and Greensboro, North Carolina, after her military service. She continued her education at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro and continued to play music at the Bethel AME Church. Stroud died on 21 November 1994. |
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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 |
WV0009 Inez Stroud 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 |
WV0009.6.008 |
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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 |
900810696 |
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