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Joanne Palella, 2003

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: VII Corps, Manheim, Germany Division
  • Location of Service: United States; Germany; Persian Gulf
  • Highest Rank: E-5
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/4558

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"They wanted to prove that we could be as tough as the males, so they worked us pretty hard." (Video interview, 2:20)

A troubled teenager growing up in suburban Chicago, Joanne Palella decided that the U.S. Army would offer some structure in her life. The Army trained her as a truck driver, a specialist in ammunition and explosives, and a military police officer, skills she employed when she served in the Persian Gulf War. Now a civilian teacher, Palella is grateful for the education she received while serving her country.

Interview / Recording

Transcript

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About this Item

Title

  • Joanne D. Palella Collection

Names

  • LaCrossroads High School
  • Palella, Joanne D.
  • Severson, Deborah A.
  • Wrolson, Karen
  • Wayne Cadmus

Home State

  • Arizona

Headings

  • -  Palella, Joanne D.
  • -  Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Female

Race

  • Other

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Persian Gulf War, 1991

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: VII Corps, Manheim, Germany Division
    • Location of Service: United States; Germany; Persian Gulf
    • Highest Rank: E-5
    • Dates of Service: 1981-1993
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- (collected 1990-1991)
  • Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
  • Photograph: Digital print [23 items] -- (collected 1991)
  • Video: MiniDV [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2014-10-17)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/4558

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

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Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Lacrossroads High School, Joanne D Palella, Deborah A Severson, Karen Wrolson, and Wayne Cadmus. Joanne D. Palella Collection. 1981. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.04558/.

APA citation style:

Lacrossroads High School, Palella, J. D., Severson, D. A., Wrolson, K. & Wayne Cadmus. (1981) Joanne D. Palella Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.04558/.

MLA citation style:

Lacrossroads High School, et al. Joanne D. Palella Collection. 1981. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.04558/>.