Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. WE'RE IN THE ARMY NOW

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. WE'RE IN THE ARMY NOW

1943

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On the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps. Reel 1, Gen. Marshall watches Oveta Hobby take the oath of office. Women enter a WAAC recruiting office, fill out applications, take physical examinations, and take the oath. Uniforms are issued and shots are given. Reel 2, WAAC's eat in a mess hall. A sergeant corrects a recruit at drill and demonstrates the salute. Shows a series of various duties and recreation. WAAC's parade at the end of their training period. Newly assigned WAAC's arrive at their quarters. The first WAAC detachment in North Africa is shown. Depicts clerical, technical, and other types of work done by WAAC's.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6444616

National Archives at College Park

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Hobby, Oveta Culp, 1905-1995

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Oveta Culp Hobby (January 19, 1905 – August 16, 1995) was the first secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, first director of the Women's Army Corps, and a chairperson of the board of the Houston Post. Hobby went to Washington, D.C., in 1941 to head the newly formed women's division of the War Department's Bureau of Public Relations. At the request of Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall she drafted plans for the formation of a women's auxiliary to the male army, ...

Marshall, George, 1965-

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Epithet: employee of Messrs Foster & Dicksee, of Chelsea British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001192.0x000004 Epithet: FSA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001192.0x000005 Epithet: of Tuxford, county Nottinghamshire British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_10000000119...