Papers and photographs, 1943-1995.

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...

Allied forces. Supreme headquarters

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The Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) was established in on Feb. 13, 1944 in London, England under the command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Following the invasion of Europe, SHAEF was moved to Versailles, France (Aug. 1944-May 1945), and later for Frankfurt, Germany. SHAEF was dissolved on July 14, 1945. From the description of Supreme Headquarters daily battle communiques, 1944-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367667044 ...

Wilke, Gerald F., 1916-2001.

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Gerald Wilke, a lifelong resident of Madison, Wis., served as a tank mechanic with the 5th Army Division during World War II. From the description of Oral history interview with Gerald F. Wilke [sound recording], 1997. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 61126205 ...

Goold, Richard,

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Wilke, Juanita S. Goold, 1908-1995.

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Wilke (1908-1995) served as a cryphotographer with the Women Army Corps at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces. After the war she returned to Wisconsin. From the description of Oral history interview with Juanita Goold Wilke [sound recording], 1995. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 56210859 ...

Goold, Juanita S. 1908-1995.

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