Violet Hill Gordon Collection
loc.natlib.afc2001001.00146
Gordon
Violet Hill Askins
interviewee
OK
FL
The veteran enlisted as Violet W. Askins and was discharged under the name Violet Ward Hill.
Female
Black or African American
https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.00146/
World War, 1939-1945
Veteran
1942-1946
Commissioned
WAC (Women's Army Corps)
32nd Company; 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
Fort Des Moines, Iowa; Fort Huachuca, Arizona; England; France; European Theater
Captain
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.
Manuscript
Transcript
1 item
Typewritten document
03/28/2002
Audio
Audio Cassette
1 item
Oral history interview
03/25/2002
Audio
Audio Cassette
2 items
Reference copy
01/01/2002
Manuscript
Transcript
1 item
Typewritten document
2003
Computer File
Floppy Disk
1 item
Electronic file of manuscript
2002 - 2003
Computer File
CD
1 item
Multiple types of electronic files
03/25/2002
Photograph
Copy photographic print
4 items
Photograph
1942
Audio
CD
1 item
Reference copy
03/25/2002
Computer File
Floppy Disk
1 item
Electronic file of manuscript
2002-2003
Kent
Judith
interviewer
Kent
Judith
contributor
Flagler County Public Library
contributor
Barbara W. Hightcap
transcriber
National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)
transcriber
AFC/2001/001/146
Gordon
Violet Hill Askins
World War, 1939-1945
Personal Narratives
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps.
Violet Hill Gordon Collection (AFC/2001/001/146), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
DLC-AFC
2002-05-01
2023-05-25
loc.natlib.afc2001001.00146
Violet Hill Gordon Collection
2002
https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/146
mixed material
mixed material
sound recording-nonmusical
sound recording-nonmusical
mixed material
software, multimedia
software, multimedia
still image
sound recording-nonmusical
software, multimedia
Gordon, Violet Hill
Gordon, Violet Hill
Fort Des Moines, Iowa [service location]
Fort Huachuca, Arizona [service location]
England [service location]
France [service location]
European Theater [service location]
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps.
Veterans History Project