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Veteran saluting next to a cardboard cutout of "Winnie the WAC" 1945.

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: WAC (Women's Army Corps)
  • Unit of Service: 2502 SCU
  • Location of Service: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class, Technician Third Grade
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/33593

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More Resources

[ Army Service Forces Public Relations release, "Winnie The WAC's New York Visit" (2/17/1945 ]
[ Honorable Discharge certificate (1/17/1946) ]
[ Enlisted Record and Report of Separation DD-214 (1/17/1946) ]
[ Personal narrative about her public relations trip to New York City after winning the contest to be the model for "Winnie the WAC" and her experiences shortly after. ]
[ "Winnie the WAC," cartoon book written by Corporal Vic Herman (1945); includes personal handwritten note to veteran signed by the artist dated 6/4/1945 ]
[ Radio script for piece "Gulf Gazette" no Winne the WAC abd artist Cpl. Vic Herman.(ca. 1944). ]

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[ "Yank" (The Army Weekly) article "Winnie the Wac Gets Aberdeen Award" (3/23/1945) ]
[ "WACS Arrive" The Pennfylvania Gazette, October, 1943. ]

About this Item

Title

  • Althea Prexeda Turlington Collection

Names

  • Llorens, Pamela T.
  • Turlington, Althea Prexeda

Home State

  • Florida

Headings

  • -  Turlington, Althea Prexeda
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army. Women's Army Corps.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Female

Race

  • White

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: WAC (Women's Army Corps)
    • Unit of Service: 2502 SCU
    • Location of Service: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
    • Highest Rank: Private First Class, Technician Third Grade
    • Dates of Service: 1943-1946
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran worked on "computing fire ranges and plotting azimuths to determine the path and hitting power of shells as part of the work done by the Instrument Section of the Fuze Chronograph Department." She was selected as the model for the cartoon, "Winnie the WAC."

Materials

  • Manuscript: Book [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1945)
  • Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1945-1946)
  • Manuscript: Mixed (Multiple types of manuscripts) [17 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1945)
  • Manuscript: Periodicals [5 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1943-1945)
  • Photograph: Original photographic print [8 items] -- Photograph (collected 1944-1945)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/33593

Cite as

  • Althea Prexeda Turlington Collection (AFC/2001/001/33593), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

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Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

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Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

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:

Llorens, Pamela T, and Althea Prexeda Turlington. Althea Prexeda Turlington Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.33593/.

APA citation style:

Llorens, P. T. & Turlington, A. P. (1943) Althea Prexeda Turlington Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.33593/.

MLA citation style:

Llorens, Pamela T, and Althea Prexeda Turlington. Althea Prexeda Turlington Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.33593/>.