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Annie R. Gwynn Collection
Collection
Identifier: WV 0430
Abstract
Annie R. Gwynn (1901-1993) served in the U.S. Women's Army Corps during World War II and the Korean War. Included in the collection are army manuals, textiles, and immunization records.
Dates:
1945-1956; Other: Date acquired: 03/20/2003
Betty Magnusson Collection
Collection
Identifier: WV 0341
Scope and Contents
Letters from Magnusson to a friend at home in Duluth, Minnesota, chiefly document Magnusson's service with the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in Iowa, Virginia, and France. Letters from Fort Des Moines describe WAC uniforms; drills, including a gas mask drill; WAC facilities and buildings; and social activities at the fort and in Des Moines. Letters from Newport News detail Magnusson's perspective on the South and southerners; the reaction of male soldiers and civilians to the WACs; entertainment,...
Dates:
1943-1945