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Jeanne Holm, 2003

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Cold War; World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: WAC (Women's Army Corps); Air Force
  • Unit of Service: Headquarters; 106th WAC Hospital Company; Women's Army Corps (WAC) Training Center, Fort Oglethorpe; 7200th Air Force Depot Wing; 85th Air Depot Wing; Allied Air Forces Southern Europe (AIRSOUTH); Director of Women in the Air Force (WAF)
  • Location of Service: Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; West Virginia; Washington, DC; Germany; Italy; United States; Germany; Italy
  • Highest Rank: Major General
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/4293

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"There was a distinct caste system that has since about disappeared." (Video interview, Tape 2, 5:42).

In 1942, a young Oregonian determined to serve in World War II was among the first women to enlist in the military. Starting out as an Army truck driver, Jeanne Holm soon became an officer and leader. At war's end her patriotic impulse turned into an Air Force career of more than 30 years. Holm wrote three books on women in the military, stories in which she played a major role thanks to her advocacy while on active duty and during her retirement.

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About this Item

Title

  • Jeanne M. Holm Collection

Names

  • Binker, Mary-Jo
  • Veterans History Project
  • Library of Congress
  • Holm, Jeanne M.

Home State

  • Maryland

Headings

  • -  Holm, Jeanne M.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army. Women's Army Corps.
  • -  Cold War -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Female

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: WAC (Women's Army Corps)
    • Unit of Service: Headquarters; 106th WAC Hospital Company; Women's Army Corps (WAC) Training Center, Fort Oglethorpe; 7200th Air Force Depot Wing; 85th Air Depot Wing; Allied Air Forces Southern Europe (AIRSOUTH)
    • Location of Service: Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; West Virginia; Washington, DC; Germany; Italy
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1975
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran has served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), and Air Force. She has held several positions in her career including: commander of training regiment at Women's Army Corps (WAC) Training Center, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; commander of 106th WAC Hospital Company at Newton D. Baker General Hospital, West Virginia; company commander, Camp Lee, Virginia; Assistant Director of Plans and Operations for the 7200th Air Force Depot Wing and War Plans Officer for the 85th Air Depot Wing at Erding Air Depot, Germany during the Berlin airlift; personnel plans and programs officer in the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Washington, DC; Chief of Manpower in Allied Air Forces Southern Europe (AIRSOUTH); congressional staff officer for the Director of Manpower and Organization at Air Force Headquarters; Director of Women in the Air Force (WAF), Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel; and Director of the Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council.
  • Cold War

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Unit of Service: Director of Women in the Air Force (WAF)
    • Location of Service: United States; Germany; Italy
    • Highest Rank: Major General
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1975
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Manuscript: Biographical information [3 items] -- (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Mixed (Multiple types of manuscripts) [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
  • Audio: DAT [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-01-23)
  • Audio: 10" Audio Reel [2 items] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-01-23)
  • Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-01-23)
  • Video: Betacam SP [2 items] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-01-23)
  • Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected 2003-01-23)
  • Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected 2003-01-23)
  • Video: DVD [2 items] -- Reference copy (collected 2003-01-23)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2011)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/4293

Cite as

  • Jeanne M. Holm Collection (AFC/2001/001/4293), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

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  • online text
  • video

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Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Binker, Mary-Jo, Veterans History Project, Library Of Congress, and Jeanne M Holm. Jeanne M. Holm Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.04293/.

APA citation style:

Binker, M., Veterans History Project, Library Of Congress & Holm, J. M. (1942) Jeanne M. Holm Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.04293/.

MLA citation style:

Binker, Mary-Jo, et al. Jeanne M. Holm Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.04293/>.