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CAROL ALBAN JOHNSON PAPERS

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BIOABSTRACT

Carol A. Johnson (b. 1944) of Columbus, Ohio, served in the United States Women’s Army Corps from 1964 till 1968. She was stationed in the office of the secretary of the army during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam.

BIOGRAPHY

Carol Alban Johnson was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1944. She graduated from West High School and briefly attended Ohio State University before joining the the army in 1964.

After completing basic training at Fort Rucker, Alabama, Johnson was sent to personnel training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, where she remained as a personnel specialist. In 1967 Johnson was selected to travel the country with an army informational team that provided staged recreations of the history of women in the military. Johnson then served as receptionist for Secretary of the Army Stanley Resor at the Pentagon.

In 1968 Johnson left the military after meeting her husband. After being honorably discharged, Johnson pursued a community college education and part time employment.

CONTENTS AVAILABLE ONLINE:

Item
	Portrait of Carol Alban Johnson, 1966 Item # WV0413.6.001 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Carol Johnson receives rank patch, ca. 1966 Item # WV0413.6.002 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Miss Armed Forces pageant judges, 1966 Item # WV0413.6.003 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Two WACs in 1910-era costume, 1967 Item # WV0413.6.004 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Carol Johnson wins Miss Armed Forces, 1966 Item # WV0413.6.005 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Carol Johnson, Miss Armed Forces 1966 Item # WV0413.6.006 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Ribbon cutting at Fort Story, 1967 Item # WV0413.6.026 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	WACs with General Underwood in Fort Bliss, Texas, 1967 Item # WV0413.6.027 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	WACs dressed as flappers, 1967 Item # WV0413.6.019 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Mildred Bailey in officer's mess uniform, 1967 Item # WV0413.6.020 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Three WACs model uniforms, 1967 Item # WV0413.6.021 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	WACs at AUSA, 1968 Item # WV0413.6.022 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	WACs in formal attire at AUSA, 1968 Item # WV0413.6.023 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	WACs in period costumes, 1968 Item # WV0413.6.024 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Two WACs in Civil War dress, 1967 Item # WV0413.6.013 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Linda Gundy in period clothing, 1967 Item # WV0413.6.014 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Carol Alban Johnson in 1911 hobbleskirt, 1967 Item # WV0413.6.015 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Mildred Bailey in WWI-era dress, 1967 Item # WV0413.6.016 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Four WACs in WWI uniforms, 1967 Item # WV0413.6.017 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Libby Christmas dressed as flapper, 1967 Item # WV0413.6.018 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Miss Armed Forces finalists, 1966 Item # WV0413.6.007 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Miss Armed Forces contestants walk abreast, 1966 Item # WV0413.6.008 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Miss Armed Forces contestants, 1966 Item # WV0413.6.009 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Carol Alban Johnson in dress white uniform, 1967 Item # WV0413.6.010 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	WACs around globe, 1967 Item # WV0413.6.011 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Two WACs in 1830s costume, 1967 Item # WV0413.6.012 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	A New Life. A New World, 1970 Item # WV0413.2.001 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	U.S. Army Recruiting & Career Counseling Journal, 1968 Item # WV0413.2.002 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Star Spangled Pageant, circa 1967 Item # WV0413.2.003 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Your Life is Just Beginning, 1968 Item # WV0413.2.004 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers
	Oral history interview with Carol Alban Johnson, 2008 Item # WV0413.5.001 From the Carol Alban Johnson Papers

ADDITIONAL CONTENTS:
military records, photocopies of clippings, pageant information, scrapbook, certificates