Kacmarynski, Doris, 1931-

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Kacmarynski (b. 1931) was born Doris Hanson in Wabeno (Wisconsin) to German and Danish parents. Her family moved around Wisconsin, living in Green Bay, Tomahawk, and Greenwood. She graduated from Wabeno High School in 1949 and worked briefly at a lunch counter in Green Bay before enlisting in the Women's Army Corps. Kacmarynski served as a mess sergeant at Fort Lee (Virginia) and Fort Meade (Maryland). She married a career officer and lived in Fort Meade and Germany. They had five children and were married for twenty-four years until they divorced. Kacmarynski now lives in Green Bay with her second husband and is active in the Women's Legion, AMVETS, and the Honor Society of Women Legionnaires.

From the description of Oral history interview with Doris Kacmarynski [sound recording], 2007. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 428437335

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Wisconsin--Green Bay
Fort George G. Meade (Md.)
Fort Lee (Va.)
Wisconsin--Wabeno
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Cooking for military personnel
Families of military personnel
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Korean War, 1950-1953
Military police
Women soldiers
Women veterans
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Birth 1931

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