The Betty M. Olson collection, 1942-1945.

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The Betty M. Olson collection, 1942-1945.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, memoir. Contains information pertaining to the following war and time period: World War II (WWII)--United States (U.S.), -- European Theater of Operation (ETO), Post WWII Occupation - Germany. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: 2nd Company, 3rd Regiment, WAC Training Center, 71st WAC Post Headquarters (HQ) Company, (1st WAC Company, Mapton Roads, Port of Embarkation), 29th WAC Traffic Regulating Company. General description of the collection: The Betty M. Olson papers include letters and memoirs concerning basic training at Fort Des Moines (March - April 1943); Hampton Roads (April 1943 - July 1944); and Paris and Frankfurt, Germany (September 1944 - October 1945).

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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...

Olson, Betty H

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Betty M. Olson was a member of the United States Women's Army Corps (WAC) was a member of the first WAC unit to enter France after D-Day. She was also a secretary to Major General Frank S. Ross, Chief of Transportation, European Theater of Operations (ETO), Sept. 1944-Oct. 1945. From the description of The Betty M. Olson collection, 1942-1945. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 47197732 ...