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1LT Josephine Libby Anton Oral History - Original Recording
Publication date: 17 July 2024
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title:
1LT Josephine Libby Anton Oral History - Original Recording
creator:
Anton, Josephine (Jerum) (1916 February 19 - )
subject:
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) | Women's Army Corps (WAC)
description:
Josephine L. Anton (formerly Jerum) was born February 19, 1916 in Brooklyn, New York. Before enlisting in the military, Josephine attended Brooklyn college, Teacher’s College Columbia University, and Brooklyn Law School at night for three years. When she finally decided to enlist with the full support of her family, she passed all her exams and went straight to Officer Candidate School, which was completely segregated at the time. She joined in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in September 1942 when she was 26. She went to basic training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa before being sent out to the Fort Devons Army Air Field in Massachusetts followed by the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. Her final station was at HDQT 2nd Air Force at Colorado Springs, Colorado. She remained in the army when WAAC become the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) in 1943, which was one of the proudest moments of her life. She left the Women’s Army Corps in 1944 with the rank of 1st Lieutenant. In her service, she was awarded the WAAC Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and American Campaign Medal. No transcript of this interview is currently available.
publisher:
Military Women's Memorial Foundation
contributor:
Ownby, Miriam
date:
2004-01-30
type:
Audio
format:
Cassette
identifier:
029; 2004.029
source:
CLIR - Recordings at Risk
language:
English
relation:
185385
coverage:
World War II (1939-1945)
rights:
Restricted