Betty Magnusson letters, 1943-1945.

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Betty Magnusson letters, 1943-1945.

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Letters from Magnusson to a friend at home in Duluth, Minnesota, chiefly document Magnusson's service with the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in Iowa, Virginia, and France during World War II. Frequent topics include WAC uniforms; WAC facilities and buildings; social activities and entertainment, including dances, movies, holiday parties, and snowball fights; and dating and weddings in the military. Letters from Newport News detail Magnusson's perspective on the South and southerners and the reaction of male soldiers and civilians to the WACs. Detailed letters from Paris document Magnusson's overall impressions of the city and specific sights; vivid descriptions of VE Day parades and celebrations; and her conflicting desires to remain in the service and to return to civilian life.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, UNCG University Libraries

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, UNCG University 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...

Magnusson, Betty.

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Betty Magnusson of Duluth, Minnesota, served in the Women's Army Corps during World War II. From the description of Betty Magnusson letters, 1943-1945. (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 71788138 ...

United States. Army

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