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Cheryl Jester Poteat Collection

Cheryl Jester Poteat (b. 1950) of Greensboro, North Carolina, served as an imagery interpreter specialist in the United States Air Force WAF (Women in the Air Force) and the Air Force from 1973 to 1977.

Airman First Class Cheryl Jester Poteat in summer uniform
In this candid shot, Cheryl Jester Poteat wears the female summer uniform of the United States Air Force with standardized white cap. The patch on her shoulder indicates the rank of airman first class.
Oral history interview with Cheryl Jester Poteat
Cheryl Jester Poteat tells of her early life and career, basic training and duties in the United States Air Force as an imagery interpreter specialist, involvement with veterans' groups, including Women in Military Service for America, and involvement with JROTC training after her service. Poteat discusses specifics of her specialization, leisure-time activities at the various locations of her service, particular accomplishments during her service, and political figures of the time, especially Richard Nixon. She also tells of being blocked from reenlisting, despite her accomplishments in her service, which she ascribes to a personality clash with a particular supervisor.
Portrait of Cheryl Jester Poteat
Cheryl Jester Poteat wears the dark blue dress uniform of the United States Air Force, with white under shirt, and dark blue tie. The dark blue beret with the U.S. armed forces logo is likely to be outside of regulation.

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