Interview of retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Therese M. Slone-Baker on her military career

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Description:

In an in-depth oral history interview, retired Lieutenant Colonel Therese M. Slone-Baker talks about growing up in New York City, attending business school, taking a civil service job in Washington D.C., joining the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1944 and working as a secretary, special events coordinator and a recruiter until she leaving active military service in 1946 to join the reserves. Slone-Baker says she was recalled to active service in 1952 and became an officer and discusses the various assignments she had throughout her career, including being the commander of a WASP squadron. She says that she finally retired in 1972 with 25 years of military service and feels that even though she did not have a "dramatic" career she did contribute and did her best to uphold the high standards of the service. Slone-Baker is interviewed by Ruth F. Stewart assisted by Carol A Habgood.

Date Issued:

2004-01-14T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project

Place:

United States

Subject Topic:

Career in military, Childhood and youth, Military life, Military life, Recruiting, enlistment, etc, World War, 1939-1945, Veterans, Women veterans, World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945, Participation, Female, and Discrimination in the military

Subject Name:

Slone-Baker, Therese, 1917-2013, Slone-Baker, Therese, 1917-2013, Slone-Baker, Therese, 1917-2013, United States, Army, Air Corps, United States, Air Force, United States, Army, United States, Air Force, United States, and Army

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, and Personal narratives, American

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5ft54