Dora Ann DeHart Atha Collection

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Dora Ann DeHart Atha and friend attired in service dress uniform
Dora Ann DeHart Atha and friend, Summer Greenes, attired in service dress uniform, circa 1961.
Dora Ann DeHart Atha and male friend attired in service dress uniform
Dora Ann DeHart Atha and male friend attired in service dress uniform, circa 1961.
Dora Ann DeHart Atha dressed in M-1951 field uniform with field jacket
Dora Ann DeHart Atha dressed in M-1951 field uniform with field jacket and pile cap flaps up, circa 1963. Caption reads: Ready for an alert meeting most of the time called early in the morning about 0300 Field jacket + pile cap flaps up.
Dora Ann DeHart Atha dressed in M-1951 field uniform without field jacket
Dora Ann DeHart Atha dressed in M-1951 field uniform without field jacket, circa 1963. Caption reads: "Ready for an alert most of the time called early in the morning about 0300 without field jacket but the 5 important cards + pile cap flaps down."
Dora Ann DeHart Atha dressed in foul weather gear in June of 1963
Dora Ann DeHart Atha dressed in foul weather gear. Caption reads: "wet, rain + Gen Washington's army with flooded tents on a field problem june '63".
Dora Ann DeHart Atha dressed in hospital dress uniform with handbag
Dora Ann DeHart Atha dressed in hospital dress uniform with handbag, circa 1961.
Dora Ann DeHart Atha dressed in physical training uniform
Dora Ann DeHart Atha dressed in physical training uniform, circa 1961. Caption reads "P.T's + dress shoes".
Dora Ann DeHart Atha dressed in unbuttoned physical training uniform
Dora Ann DeHart Atha dressed in unbuttoned physical training uniform, circa 1961. Caption reads "P.T's + little ab[unclear] shoes".
Dora Ann DeHart Atha outside mess hall, Fort McClellan, Alabama
Dora Ann DeHart Atha outside mess hall, Fort McClellan, Alabama, on June 18, 1961, attired in blue service dress uniform. [Service number redacted].
Dora Ann DeHart Atha prepares uniform for visit of the Inspector General
Dora Ann DeHart Atha preparing uniform for visit of the Inspector General. Caption reads "Parparing [sic] for I.G. in Oct 1962".
Dora Ann DeHart Atha's field gear laid out for inspection by Inspector General
Dora Ann DeHart Atha's field gear laid out for inspection by Inspector General. Caption reads: "Full field layout waiting for an I.G. [Inspector General] inspection March 22 '63".
Dora Ann DeHart and friend
Dora Ann DeHart and friend, Betty Bender, in service dress uniform, circa 1962.
Formal portrait of Dora Ann DeHart Atha attired in dress uniform with cap
Formal portrait of Dora Ann DeHart Atha attired in dress uniform with cap, circa 1961.
Group photograph of Army trainees in service dress uniform
Group photograph of Army trainees in service dress uniform, taken in 1961. Reverse of photograph includes names.
Oral history interview with Dora Anne DeHart Atha
Dora Ann DeHart Atha discusses her early life, education, enlistment in the military, and life after the military. She mentions many incidents, humorous and otherwise, from her time in basic training and her overall military experience. She also discusses tourist activities and places she was able to visit while stationed in Stuttgart, Germany, as well as her feelings on women's roles in the military. It is mentioned in the interview that she is wearing her WAC uniform while being interviewed.
Photograph of Woman in the Air Force member in front of Womack Army Hospital at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Photograph of Woman in the Air Force member in front of Womack Army Hospital at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, circa 1961.
Photograph of Women in the Air Force WAF Detachment at Lackland Air Force Base
Photograph of Women in the Air Force [WAF] Detachment at Lackland Air Force Base, taken August 1961. Caption reads "Aug 61"
Photograph of barracks after inspection
Photograph of barracks after inspection, circa 1962. On photograph, the location of Dora Ann DeHart Atha's bed and that of a friend are indicated.
Photograph of emergency entrance at the 97th General Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany
Photograph of emergency entrance at the 97th General Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, circa 1963. Caption reads: "Emergency Entrance at the 97th also the air vace [sic, Air Evacuation] came in here".

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