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COL Lois C. Beard, USA Ret. Oral History Part 4
Publication date: 18 July 2025
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title:
COL Lois C. Beard, USA Ret. Oral History Part 4
creator:
Beard, Lois C. (Johnson) (1954 March 29 -
subject:
Women's Army Corps (WAC) | Army
description:
Part 4 of first interview with Lois C. (Johnson) Beard, USA Ret. about her decision to retire from the military to spend more time with her family| three cassettes. Second interview for NY Times reporter Elizabeth Becker-Women's History Month Forum' one cassette. A native of Illinois, Lois (Johnson) Beard joined the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) in 1975| then became a MP officer following graduation from Western Illinois University in 1976. When at her first assignment at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, she met fellow MP officer, Glenn Beard. They married in 1978. In her 26+ years of service, Lois served in both MP and Public Affairs positions. Notable assignments included as S3, 720th MP Battalion where she deployed to Panama, St. Croix and then to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. While at the Pentagon, she served as the PAO for the Secretary of the Army, Togo West, Jr. From1994-1996, she was privileged to command the 95th MP Battalion (“Superstars”) in Mannheim, Germany, and to deploy with a portion of the unit in support of the Bosnian Operation Joint Endeavor. Lois commanded the 1st MP Brigade at Fort Lewis (1997-1999) and retired in Washington State. She worked in non-profit organizations until 2008 when she was voluntarily recalled to command two provisionally organized brigades while their respective headquarters were deployed: the 42nd MP Brigade and the 593rd Sustainment Brigade. Lois has a MBA degree from Boston University and is a graduate of the Army War College. She enjoys travelling, hiking and genealogy. She and Glenn had three children: Dr. Rachel E. Beard, Megan (Beard) Marcinko and Ryan Beard. Army officer, motherhood| Consent, bio. No transcript.
publisher:
Military Women's Memorial Foundation
contributor:
Binker, Mary Jo
date:
2000-03-06
type:
Audio
format:
Cassette
identifier:
52.04; 2000.052
source:
OHP | IMES
language:
English
relation:
524798
coverage:
1970s | 1980s | 1990s
rights:
Unrestricted