"There was a distinct caste system that has since about disappeared." (Video interview, Tape 2, 5:42).

Jeanne M. Holm

Jeanne Holm, 2003 War: World War, 1939-1945; Cold War Branch: WAC (Women's Army Corps); Air Force Unit: Headquarters; 106th WAC Hospital Company; Women's Army Corps (WAC) Training Center, Fort Oglethorpe; 7200th Air Force Depot Wing; 85th Air Depot Wing; Allied Air Forces Southern Europe (AIRSOUTH); Director of Women in the Air Force (WAF) Service Location: Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; Newton D. Baker General Hospital, West Virginia; Washington, DC; Germany; Italy; also: United States; Germany; Italy Rank: Major General Place of Birth: Portland, OR

In 1942, a young Oregonian determined to serve in World War II was among the first women to enlist in the military. Starting out as an Army truck driver, Jeanne Holm soon became an officer and leader. At war's end her patriotic impulse turned into an Air Force career of more than 30 years. Holm wrote three books on women in the military, stories in which she played a major role thanks to her advocacy while on active duty and during her retirement.