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- Name:
- Violet Hill Askins Gordon
- State of Birth:
- OK
- Home State:
- FL
- Note
- The veteran enlisted as Violet W. Askins and was discharged under the name Violet Ward Hill.
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- Black or African American
- War or Conflict
- World War, 1939-1945
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1942-1946
- Entrance into Service
- Commissioned
- Branch of Service
- WAC (Women's Army Corps)
- Unit of Service
- 32nd Company; 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
- Location of Service
- Fort Des Moines, Iowa; Fort Huachuca, Arizona; England; France; European Theater
- Highest Rank
- Captain
- Prisoner of War
- No
- Service History Note
- The veteran was 2nd Commanding Officer in the 32nd Company (a racially segregated company). She had enlisted in the WAAC (Women's Army Auxilliary Corps). The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only all African-American female unit to serve overseas in World War II.
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- Type of Resource:
- Photograph: Copy photographic print [4 items] -- Photograph
- Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Multiple types of electronic files
- Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document
- Audio: Audio Cassette [2 items] -- Reference copy
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy
- Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript
- Interviewer:
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Judith Kent
- Contributor:
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Judith Kent
- Contributor Affiliation/Organization:
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Flagler County Public Library
- Collection #:
- AFC/2001/001/00146
- Subjects:
- Gordon, Violet Hill Askins
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
- United States. Army. Women's Army Corps.
- Cite as:
- Violet Hill Askins Gordon Collection
(AFC/2001/001/00146), Veterans History Project,
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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