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United States. Army. Women's Army Auxilliary Corps -- Military life

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 51 Collections and/or Records:

Elizabeth Rutledge Bacon Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0088
Content Description

The collection includes a WAC plaque, 1954; photographs of Bacon’s service with the Women's Army Corps; various military papers, 1948-1962; various newspaper clippings, 1942-1952, 1978.

Dates: circa 1942-1978

Westray Battle Boyce Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0472
Abstract Westray Battle Boyce (1901 - 1972), of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, served as part of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corp (WAAC) and Women's Army Corp (WAC) from 1942 to 1947. She served under General Eisenhower in North Africa and is the first woman to have received the Legion of Merit medal. In 1945, she succeeded Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby as director of the WAC and served as its second director until her retirement from military service in 1947.Collection contains copies of letters...
Dates: 1943-1975; Other: Date acquired: 2009

Mary H. Bratt Service Diary

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0522
Content Description

This collection includes "Service Diary U.S. Army, Daytona Beach, Florida" is printed on the cover. Bratt added her name and "2nd W.A.A.C. T.C." Entries begin on 27 March 1943. The diary includes pages for general identification, listing "My Buddies" while in the service, "Officers you have met," and many other subjects related to time in basic training.

Dates: 1943

Ellen V. Carter Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0421
Scope and Contents

The collection includes "My Life in the Service" diary/autograph book, 1942-1943; 15 photographs of Carter's time with the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and Women's Army Corps (WAC), 1942-1945.

Dates: 1942-1945

Lola Forbes Chaconas Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0255
Content Description

The collection includes Honorable Discharge paperwork, 1944; obituary, circa 1988; Veterans Administration ID card, no date; photograph (copy), circa 1942 to 1944; khaki uniform, jacket and skirt, circa 1942 to 1944; overseas cap, circa 1944; Women's Army Corps (WAC) ribbon, circa 1944.

Dates: circa 1942-1988

Jane Hydes Council Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0093
Content Description

The collection includes a 1999 June oral history transcript; photocopies of Council in Women's Army Corps (WAC) uniform with basic training group, Daytona Beach, Florida; photograph of Council in jeep for the Motor Pool Transport Training, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1943; photocopy of Certificate of Honorable Discharge from the Army, 1944; and copies of Army Discharge paperwork.

Dates: 1943-1999

Mary Williams Elder Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0029
Scope and Contents

The collection includes various correspondence among Women’s Army Corps veterans for stories to create a book, June 1992; brief biography on Elder’s military service, undated; various newspaper publications, including newsletters for Women's Army Corps, 1992-1998; an oral history transcript, 2 February 1999; various photographs of Elder, 1942-1994; postcards from the Norwich Central Public Library, circa 1960s.

Dates: circa 1942-1999

Isabella Peterson Evans Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0173
Content Description

The collection includes an oral history transcript, 15 June 2000; a photograph of Evans Women's Army Corps service, 1945.

Dates: circa 1945-2000

Filomena "Fay" Langone Helme Collection

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: WV 0726

Marcelle Fischer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0253
Scope and Contents The Marcelle Fischer Papers primarily consists of correspondence, printed materials, photographs and artifacts, most of which date from or pertain to Fischer's service in the WAAC and WAAC during World War II. Correspondence from Fischer includes discussion of her duties teaching office work to male soldiers and general WAC life, such as barracks life, dating, social outings, her feelings regarding her contribution to the war effort, and her desire for advancement in the WAC. The...
Dates: 1935-1990

Ruth Lillian Gaddy Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0216
Abstract

Ruth Gaddy (1918-2014) of Charlotte, North Carolina, served in the United States WAAC (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps) and WAC (Women's Army Corps) during WWII. She was part of the all African-American 6888th Central Postal Battalion.

The collection includes a 2001 May oral history transcript.

Dates: 2001 May 23

Dorothy Farrington Gribble Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0035
Content Description

The collection includes an oral history transcript, 9 February 1999; various photographs of Gribble's service with the Women's Army Corps and Auxiliary Corps, April 1943-December 1944; newspaper article from Kenersville News, 11 November 1995.

Dates: circa 1943-1999

Sarah Clapp Haworth Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0509
Content Description

Sarah Clapp Haworth (1920-2011), of Swannanoa, North Carolina, served in the United States Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) from 1942 to 1943.

This collection includes 18 March 2011 oral history transcript.

Dates: 2011 March 18

Anne Elisabeth Heyer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0320
Scope and Contents The collection includes various correspondence, military material, photographs, military insignia, and other artifacts document Anne Elisabeth "Betty" Heyer's service in the WAAC and WAC between 1942 and 1945. Lengthy letters to family members describe her training in the United States and her subsequent service in the Pacific Theater as a photography repair technician. Overseas letters document her observation of New Guinea and the Philippines. Printed military material reflects Heyer's...
Dates: 1942-1946 and undated

Nancy Riddle Hinchliffe Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0064
Content Description

The collection includes an oral history transcript, 17 April 1999; various military papers from Hinchliffe's Women's Auxiliary Army Corps and Women's Army Corps, 1943-1945; copies of "The Flyer: Publication Dedicated to the Service of Selfridge Field Personnel," publication, 13 May-5 August 1943; various personal papers, 1944-1945; various photographs of Hinchliffe during her service, 1944-1945.

Dates: circa 1943-1999

Marthalou Hunter Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0105
Content Description

The collection includes an oral history transcript, 13 October 1999; various photographs of Hunter during her service for Women's Army Corps, 1943-1945; various poetry written by Hunter.

Dates: circa 1943-1999

Catherine G. Katopes Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0122
Content Description

The collection includes personal correspondence, circa 1941 to 1945; newspaper clippings from Katopes friend, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1942; newspaper clipping on Katopes service with the Women's Army Corps (WAC) and given to recruiting officer; 3 photographs of Katopes friends; small envelope with 16 artist renderings of locations in Coolangatta, Queensland, and Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia.

Dates: circa 1941-1945

Jennie Kwiatanowski Journal

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0313
Content Description

Personal Journal written in from March 23 1933- June 23 1933.

Dates: 1943-1946

Fannie Griffin McClendon Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0659
Content Description

The collection includes an oral history transcript, 24 July 2019; scanned photographs of McClendon's time in the Women's Army Corps, 1942-1951.

Dates: 1942-1951

Rachel Summers McGee Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0016
Content Description

The collection includes an oral history transcript, 13 January 1999; various photographs of McGee during her service, circa 1942 and undated; 1 newspaper clipping featuring McGee, undated; 2 pages from "Army Life" magazine, May 1943; a Women's Army Auxiliary Corps summer khaki uniform with leather pocketbook.

Dates: circa 1942-1943

Karen McKay Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0592
Abstract

Karen McKay (b. 1941), of Crete, Nebraska, served as a public information officer in the Adjutant General's Corps in the United States Women's Army Corps (WAC) from 1967-1970 and the United States Army Reserve from 1970-1994.

The collection includes a 2015 August 10 oral history transcript.

Dates: 2015 August 10

Judy McKinnon Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0249
Content Description

The collection includes an oral history transcript, 9 February 2001; a portrait photograph of McKinnon in summer uniform, circa 1944.

Dates: 1944-2001

Gertrude McSpiritt Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0156
Content Description

The collection includes a Memoir, circa 1999; School Group Presentations Speeches, circa 1999; photocopies of photograph, 1943-1945; photograph, 1999; Correspondence between McSpiritt and the Army, 1995-1996; "Air Transport Command; What Does it Signify? What Does it Mean to You? What Does the WAC Do in the ATC?;" circa 1943-1944.

Dates: circa 1943-1999

Virginia Miller Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0208
Content Description

The collection includes a 2001 April oral history transcript; photocopies of Army Honorable Discharge and Certificate of Service, 1943 to 1945; portrait photograph of Miller in Women's Army Corps (WAC) uniform; photograph of Miller in dress; and photograph of Miller in Olive drap winter uniform, circa 1941 to 1944.

Dates: circa 1941-1945

Emily Newcity Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0427
Content Description

The collection includes an oral history transcript, 8 September 2008.

Dates: 2008 September 8

Ethel LeBlanc Palma Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0022
Content Description

The collection includes an oral history transcript, 22 November 1999; a booklet titled "Three Years of Change," 1942-1945; various programs and invitations, 1944; various military records including Certificate of Service, 1946; a copy of WAAC Parodies, undated; 13 photographs of Palma while stationed in New Guinea and Australia, 1943-1945; several newspaper clippings featuring Palma, 1943, 1988, and undated.

Dates: circa 1942 - 1999

Pauline G. Palmer Scrapbook and Artifacts

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0670
Content Description

Correspondence, art, and scrapbook.

Dates: 1943-1953

Elizabeth Ann Ray Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0416
Abstract

Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Ray of Winnsboro, Texas, served as an officer in the United States Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), Women's Army Corps (WAC), and Women in the Air Force (WAF). Ray served as both deputy director and director of WAF. Her service career lasted from 1942 till 1964.

The collection includes 11 June 2008 oral history transcript; Military service resume; sheet of Women in the Armed Services stamps; photographs from service 1944-1973.

Dates: 1944-2008

Myrtle A. Rhoden Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0171
Abstract

Myrtle Rhoden (1921-2005) of New York City, served in the United States Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) and the Women's Army Corp (WAC) from 1941 to 1945. She was part of the all African-American 6888th Central Postal Battalion.

The collection includes a 2000 June oral history; photocopies of discharge paperwork and certificate, 1945; Buffalo Solider banquet program, 2000; photocopy of Rhoden in her Women's Army Corps uniform, circa 1940s.

Dates: circa 1941-1945

Eveline Y. Santy Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0474
Abstract

Eveline Y. Santy (1919-2008) served in the United States Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and the Women's Army Corps (WAC) from 1943-1945.

The collection includes a service diary, military ID button, a military publication, and training manual.

Dates: circa 1943-1945

Ellen L. Scott Letters

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0380
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of seven letters written to her parents in Johnson City, Tennessee. In the letters, Scott discusses military life at the various bases at which she was assigned as well as her job responsibilities. The last letter indicates that she had left the WAC and was living in Gadsden, Alabama with her husband Bill who was serving in the Army Air Force.

Dates: 1943-1945

Ruth Shaver Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0226
Content Description The collection includes various Correspondence; interviews and news releases; military papers; publications; newspaper clippings; poems; scrapbook; and photographs. Publications include: WAAC/WAC/Army Printed Material, circa 1942-1945: pamphlet 155 WAC Jobs, 1943; pamphlet Guide for the Operation of Block Leader Service, 1943; pamphlet Physical Examinations of Personnel of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, 1943; pamphlet Tentative WAAC Drill Regulations, circa 1942-1943; pamphlet...
Dates: 1942-1951, 1963-1966, 1997

Davetter Shepard Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0172
Content Description

The collection includes an oral history transcript, 9 December 2000; portrait photograph of Shepard in Women's Army Corps uniform, 1943.

Dates: circa 1943-2000

Glennette Page Staloch Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0305
Content Description

The collection includes an oral history transcript with accompanying video tape of interview, undated.

Dates: circa 1942-1945

Dorothy R. Collins Sullivan Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0187
Content Description

The collection includes an oral history transcript, 9 February 2004; various photographs of Sullivan's Women's Army Corps service, circa 1944; 2 Women's Army Corps overseas garrison caps located in textile box.

Dates: 1944-2004

Dorothy E. Wain Thompson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0431
Scope and Contents

The Dorothy Wain Thompson collection includes photographs, military and personal papers, humorous writings, military guides, newspaper clippings, ephemera from her posting to England, songbooks, and a 1945 book about the history of the Air Force Unit. Also included are artifacts such as ribbons, medals, devices, pins, and insignia and patches.

Dates: circa 1943-1972; Other: Date acquired: 10/22/2008

Dale Augusta Van Vacter Angers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0159
Content Description

The collection includes photograph of Angers in uniform, circa 1940s; handwritten timeline of service.

Dates: circa 1942-1963

Kathryn M. Vannauker Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0370
Content Description

This collection includes twenty letters written from Fort Des Moines and Fort Oglethorpe dated September 1942 - March 1944.

Dates: 1942 September 18-1944 March 06

Millie Dunn Veasey Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0176
Content Description

The collection includes an oral history transcript, 25 June 2000; various photographs of Veasey's Women's Army Corps service, 1944-1945; personal papers, including resume, undated.

Dates: 1944-2000

Unknown Texas and California WAAC Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0679
Content Description

Photograph album of an unidentified WAAC who served during World War II. Album includes photograph of 2nd Company, 3rd Regiment, First WAAC Training Center, Fort Des Moines, Iowa, March 16, 1943. Other photographs are of training in Commerce and El Paso, Texas, as well as Hollywood and Long Beach, California.

Dates: 1943

Charlotte E. Ward Diary

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0715
Abstract

Charlotte E. Ward (1914-1988), of Delaware, Indiana, served with the United States Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and then the Women's Army Corps (WAC) from 1943-1945.

The collection includes a diary Ward recorded her experiences in the Women's Army Corps and Women's Army Auxiliary Corps from 1943 February to October.

Dates: 1943 February to October

Arlene Mae Webb Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0678
Abstract

Arlene Mae Webb (1923-2007), of Overland, Missouri, served in the United States Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and the Women's Army Corps (WAC) from 1943-1945.

This collection contains photograph albums and a chalk drawing of Webb from prominent St. Louis artist, Homer L. Dolahite.

Dates: 1943-1981

Florence S. Weil Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0225
Content Description

photographs; Correspondence, 1942-1944; menus and newspaper clippings, 1942-1943.

Dates: 1942-1945

Betty Etten Wiker Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0428
Content Description This collection includes an oral history transcript, 8 September 2008; photographs of Betty during service as a Women's Army Corps (WAC) 1943-1949; copy of a letter home relaying an exciting bombing mission she was able to take part in. This was to bomb an ice jam on the Chena River to relieve a flooded area in Alaska; copy of a 3 page history of Women's Army Corps from 1942-1945; newpaper clippings circa 1978; 2006 and one undated; American Legion Magazine article on WAC 35th anniversary...
Dates: 1942-1949, 1952, 1977-1978, 2008

Lauretta Webster Wilkin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0307
Scope and Contents Letters to her family in West Covington, Kentucky, and several photographs document Lauretta Webster Wilkin's service in the WAAC and WAC during World War II. Subjects include basic training; WAAC parades; uniforms and equipment; her work in the army's drafting department; the transition from the WAAC to the WAC in 1943; war news; family affairs; and social life and recreation, including her softball team, parties, visits with friends, and her courtship and marriage to George Wilkin....
Dates: 1943-1946

Willie Mae Williams Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0202
Content Description

The collection includes a 2001 February oral history transcript; photograph of Williams in off-duty Women's Army Corps (WAC) dress with cap, circa 1944; a typed 4 page paper, "Women in the Military Services in the Past"; newspaper article (copy) of Williams on her 90th birthday, 2002 November 22; and additional items are available at Florida State University collections: https://archives.lib.fsu.edu/repositories/6/resources/494.

Dates: circa 1942-1945

Doris K. Wilmott Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0045
Content Description

The collection includes various letters of correspondence and greeting cards during Wilmott's service, May 1943-July 1945; a newspaper clipping titled "Wins Soldier's Medal," 19 November 1943; a copy of The Stars and Stripes military newspaper, 23 November 1943; mixed materials, July 1943, undated.

Dates: circa 1943-1945