Women in the military
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The barracks interior were stark Emily Collinsworth |
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Camp Hale had a prison for POWs and conscientious objectors Mary Patton |
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Camp Crowder compared to Camp Hale Mary Stone |
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"I did everything according to Hoyle" | |
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We drove different types of vehicles Emily Collinsworth |
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"The food was s.o.s" Mary Stone |
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| The food made me sick Helen (Polk) Bellavia |
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Gas mask training and getting into the Motor Transport school Emily Collinsworth |
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"I was not going to quit" Mary Patton |
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| I was the camp hairdresser Ester Wilhide |
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"My brother-in-law did not respect the WACs" Mary Stone |
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The Latrines Emily Collinsworth |
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The Leadville Diner Ester Wilhide |
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| Oveta Hobby set high standards Helen (Polk) Bellavia |
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The day I heard about Pearl Harbor |
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We put on our gas masks, ran through the gas, and had to tell what type of gas we were running through. Mary Patton |
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| Basic training included scaling walls Helen (Polk) Bellavia |
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Signing-up for the army Mary Stone |
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| We spearheaded the army Helen (Polk) Bellavia |
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"We knew we had a job to do" Mary Stone |
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Family's hung a star in the window Mary Stone |
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The transition from WAAC to WAC Emily Collinsworth |
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The day we took the oath of regular army Emily Collinsworth |
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We were sent to Manila Ester Wilhide |
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How we washed and pressed clothes in the South Pacific Ester Wilhide |
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Music constantly in the streets in Manila Ester Wilhide |
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