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Welcome to Jackie O'Neal's
Military Career
Was Stationed at Patton
Barracks.
The US Army Wac for almost 4
years during 1951 - 1954.
Fort Lee Basic Training
The Women's Army Corps (WAC) was
the women's branch of the US
Army. It was created as an
auxiliary unit, the Women's Army
Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) on 15 May
1942 by Public Law 554, and
converted to full status as the
WAC in 1943.
Women have served in the United
States Army since 1775. They
nursed the ill and wounded,
laundered and mended clothing,
and cooked for the troops in
camp on campaign; services that
did not exist among the
uniformed personnel within the
Army until the Twentieth
Century. Women are an invaluable
and essential part of the Army.
Currently, women serve in 91
percent of all Army occupations
and make up about 14 percent of
the active Army. Women continue
to have a crucial role in the
War on Terrorism and their
sacrifices in this noble effort
underscore their dedication and
willingness to share great
sacrifices.
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George
Smith
Patton
Jr.
(November
11,
1885
–
December
21,
1945)
was
a
leading
U.S.
Army
general
in
World
War
II
in
campaigns
in
North
Africa,
Sicily,
France,
and
Germany,
1943–1945.
In
World
War
I he
was
a
senior
commander
of
the
new
tank
corps
and
saw
action
in
France.
After
the
war
he
was
an
advocate
of
armored
warfare
but
was
reassigned
to
the
cavalry.
In
World
War
II
he
commanded
major
units
of
North
Africa,
Sicily,
and
the
European
Theater
of
Operations.
The
popular
image
of
"Old
Blood
and
Guts"
contrasts
with
historians'
image
of a
brilliant
military
leader
whose
record
was
marred
by
insubordination
and
some
periods
of
apparent
instability.
Patton's Speech
Patton
Barracks
is
Located
at;
Heidelberg
is a
German
city
situated
in
the
south-west
of
the
country.
It
is
the
fifth
largest
city
of
the
German
State
of
Baden-Württemberg
after
Stuttgart,
Mannheim,
Karlsruhe
and
Freiburg
im
Breisgau.
Heidelberg
is
part
of a
densely
populated
region
known
as
the
Rhine-Neckar
Metropolitan
Region.
As
of
2009,
over
145,000
people
live
within
the
city's
area.
Heidelberg
lies
on
the
River
Neckar
in a
steep
valley
in
the
Odenwald.
Heidelberg
—
having
been
a
former
residence
of
the
Electoral
Palatinate
in
the
past
— is
the
seat
of
the
University
of
Heidelberg
which
is
well-known
far
beyond
Heidelberg's
and
Germany's
borders.
Furthermore,
Heidelberg
is a
popular
tourist
destination
due
to
its
romantic
and
picturesque
cityscape's
character
including
the
Heidelberg
Castle
and
the
baroque
style
Old
Town.
The
US
Army
has
had
a
military
base
in
Heidelberg
since
1951
George
Smith
Patton
Jr.
(November
11,
1885
–
December
21,
1945)
was
a
leading
U.S.
Army
general
in
World
War
II
in
campaigns
in
North
Africa,
Sicily,
France,
and
Germany,
1943–1945.
In
World
War
I he
was
a
senior
commander
of
the
new
tank
corps
and
saw
action
in
France.
After
the
war
he
was
an
advocate
of
armored
warfare
but
was
reassigned
to
the
cavalry.
In
World
War
II
he
commanded
major
units
of
North
Africa,
Sicily,
and
the
European
Theater
of
Operations.
The
popular
image
of
"Old
Blood
and
Guts"
contrasts
with
historians'
image
of a
brilliant
military
leader
whose
record
was
marred
by
insubordination
and
some
periods
of
apparent
instability.
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