World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings, 1945 - 1948
File — Folder 1
Identifier: WV 0475- File Folder 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains correspondence from Helen to her family, one newspaper clipping, and one letter from her brother William. The letters that Cowgill wrote to her family detail her life in the Army, her service in various hospitals around the country, and the places where she was stationed.
Dates:
1945 - 1948
Helen Louise Cowgill Collection
Collection
Identifier: WV 0475
Abstract
Helen Louise Cowgill (1919-2008) of Syracuse, New York, was a segeant in the U.S. Women's Army Corps (WAC) from 1945 until 1948.
This collection contains correspondence 1945-1948 by Helen Cowgill, one newspaper clipping, and a letter from Cowgill's brother William.
Dates:
1945-1948; Other: Date acquired: 12/20/2009