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  2. Women's Army Corps - Wikipedia

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    WAC Air Controller painting by Dan V. Smith, 1943. The Women's Army Corps (WAC) was the women's branch of the United States Army.It was created as an auxiliary unit, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) on 15 May 1942, and converted to an active duty status in the Army of the United States as the WAC on 1 July 1943.

  3. 32nd and 33rd Post Headquarters Companies (WAC) - Wikipedia

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    The 32nd and 33rd Post Headquarters Companies started out as Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC). [4] When the WAACs changed to WAC, many of the black women who had joined stayed on as WACs. [4] The black women enlisted in the WAACs started out in Fort Des Moines, Iowa, for training, and where they lived in segregated conditions from the white ...

  4. File:Logo of the United States Army.svg - Wikipedia

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    United States Army Training and Doctrine Command; Vorlage:Navigationsleiste Aktive und ehemalige Korps der United States Army (seit 1918) III Corps (Vereinigte Staaten) Major Commands der United States Army; United States Army Forces Command; I Corps (Vereinigte Staaten) 172nd Infantry Brigade (Vereinigte Staaten) Fifth United States Army

  5. Kerry Washington breaks down the true story behind Tyler ...

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    That was the motto of the 6888th, a battalion that made history in World War II as the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas. The heroic efforts of the battalion are ...

  6. 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion - Wikipedia

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    The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the "Six Triple Eight", was a predominantly Black battalion of the US Women's Army Corps (WAC) [1] that managed postal services. The 6888th had 855 women and was led by Major Charity Adams. [2] It was the only predominantly Black US Women's Army Corps unit sent overseas during World War ...

  7. Women Veterans Day honors the service, sacrifices of ... - AOL

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    President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Public Law 78-110 to establish the Women’s Army Corps in 1942. The changes, which started in 1943, brought the women under the regular Army chain of ...

  8. She talked about the Six-Triple-Eight (6888), the first all-Black Women’s Army Corps ... The War Department stated it would admit 10 qualified Black women for every 100 qualified white women.

  9. File:Women's Army Corps Service Medal ribbon.svg - Wikipedia

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