Papers of Marion Cox Lichty, 1942-1989.

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Papers of Marion Cox Lichty, 1942-1989.

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The papers chronicle Marion Cox Lichty's assignments in the Women's Army Corps during World War II and her projects in the Women's Air Force. There is also an early resume, photographs of Lichty and friends, and an undated Women's Army Corps directory.

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University of Iowa Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7103185

University of Iowa Libraries

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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...

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Lichty, Marion C. (Marion Cox), 1915-2000

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Marion Cox Lichty enlisted in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC, later known as the Women's Army Corps) in 1942 at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. That was the start of her career in the military which spanned from World War II to her retirement from the United States Air Force Reserves (Women's Air Force) in 1965. From the description of Papers of Marion Cox Lichty, 1942-1989. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233101846 ...

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