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Ante papers 1941-1945 Ante papers

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The Ante papers consist primarily of the World War II-era correspondence of 1st Lieutenant Frank G. Ante, written to Betty Jane Jacober, his sweetheart and, later, wife, throughout his time in the army.

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United States. Army. Women's Army Corps

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The Women's Army Corps (WAC) was the women's branch of the US Army. It was created as an auxiliary unit, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1942, and converted to full status as the WAC in 1943. Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby, the wife of a prominent politician and publisher in Houston, Texas. About 150,000 American women served in the WAAC and WAC during World War II. They were the first women other than nurses to serve with the Army. While conservative opinion in the leadership of...

Ante, Betty Jacober, b. 1922

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Frank Ante was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1919. He moved to New Albany, Indiana, in December 1940 to work for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. After an initially unsuccessful attempt to enlist in the military following Pearl Harbor, Ante joined the army in August 1942, and spent several months training at Camp Barkeley, Texas, before enrolling in Officer Candidate School. Transferred to Fort McPherson, Georgia, after completing the course, he married his prewar sweetheart, ...

Ante, Anton, b 1881.

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Ante, Frank G., 1919-1973

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Frank Ante was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1919. He moved to New Albany, Indiana, in December 1940 to work for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. After an initially unsuccessful attempt to enlist in the military following Pearl Harbor, Ante joined the army in August 1942, and spent several months training at Camp Barkeley, Texas, before enrolling in Officer Candidate School. Transferred to Fort McPherson, Georgia, after completing the course, he married his prewar sweetheart, ...

Ante, Mary, b. 1921

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Jacober, Ferdinand, b. 1888

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