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Co Wac, Cochee - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - First Creek Mounted Volunteers, A-H - Raised Directly by the Confederate Government

Co Wac, Cochee - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - First Creek Mounted Volu...

Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations

Are you a girl with star-spangled heart?--Join the WAC now!--Thousands of Army jobs need filling! / Bradshaw Crandell.

Are you a girl with star-spangled heart?--Join the WAC now!--Thousands...

Head-and-shoulders portrait of WAC, facing front, in front of U.S. flag. Promotional goal: U.S. J22. 1943 and U.S. F34.J22 1943.

A Greyhound bus trip from Louisville, Kentucky, to Memphis, Tennessee, and the terminals. This WAC (Women's Army Corps) and sailor met when they got on the bus in Memphis. By the time it reached Chattanooga, they had found a lot in common

A Greyhound bus trip from Louisville, Kentucky, to Memphis, Tennessee,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women's baseball game on Harbor Day, August 27, 1944

Women's baseball game on Harbor Day, August 27, 1944

A WAVES v WACS baseball game on Harbor Day, August 27, 1944 at Fort Mason.

PFC Ines Kirkman of Des Moines, Iowa, Cpl. Glena Cooper of Beaver Dan, Kentucky, PFC Billy Vinyard of Yerba Buena, California Wring Out Their Clothes after Their Tent Collapsed in a Rainstorm at the Advance WAC Detachment Area, Leyte Island

PFC Ines Kirkman of Des Moines, Iowa, Cpl. Glena Cooper of Beaver Dan,...

Photographs of American Military Activities Public domain photograph - United States military, propaganda free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Newly Arrived WAC Officers

Photograph of Newly Arrived WAC Officers

Original Caption: First Contingent of WAC's for Tokyo Duty: A group of newly arrived WAC officers, part of the first group of over 200 officers and enlisted personnel to be assigned to headquarters and service ... More

Bumper V-2 Launch, NASA history collection

Bumper V-2 Launch, NASA history collection

(July 24, 1950) A new chapter in space flight began in July 1950 with the launch of the first rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida: the Bumper 8. Shown above, Bumper 8 was an ambitious two-stage rocket program t... More

Women's Army Corps (WAC) 20th Anniversary, John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, 1962.

Women's Army Corps (WAC) 20th Anniversary, John Fitzgerald Kennedy Nat...

President Kennedy meets with representatives of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) to honor the corps' 20th anniversary. Though there wasn't an offical Women's History Month until 1981, President Kennedy did sign the... More

Cavalry warrant officer still going at 40 years

Cavalry warrant officer still going at 40 years

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace, commander and band master of the 1st Cavalry Division Band, when she was with the Women’s Army Corps as an private and 18 years old in 1972.

Terry White nee Eshleman (right center) shown at her

Terry White nee Eshleman (right center) shown at her

Terry White nee Eshleman (right center) shown at her enlistment ceremony with the 28th Finance Company. She and Renee Wenger (left center) were the first women in the unit’s ranks.

U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity Human Resources

U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity Human Resources

U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity Human Resources Specialist Linda Bryant enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) in May 1977. The WAC was disbanded in October 1978 and its members integrated with previous... More

Sgt. Deidrah Lamont, now a civilian medical technician

Sgt. Deidrah Lamont, now a civilian medical technician

Sgt. Deidrah Lamont, now a civilian medical technician at Fort Lee's Kenner Army Health Clinic, is pictured in her 1980's-era military uniform.

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocket launch, called Bumper 8, from Pad 3 at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. Members of the original Bumper 8 team reconvene at the ceremony with a Bumper 8 model rocket. The model was later launched as part of the festivities. Other activities included presentation of a Bumper Award to the Honorable George Kirkpatrick, State Senator, District 5; remarks by Center Director Roy Bridges and Commander, 45th Space Wing, Brig. Gen. Donald Pettit; and a reception at Hangar C. Bumper consisted of a German V-2 missile acting as the booster and a U.S. Army WAC Corporal rocket as the second stage. Since 1950 there have been a total of 3,245 launches from Cape Canaveral KSC-00pp0972

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocke...

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocket launch, called Bumper 8, from Pad 3 at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. Members of the original Bumper 8 team reconvene at the ceremony wi... More

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocket launch, called Bumper 8, from Pad 3 at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. Among the activities was the launch of a Bumper 8 model rocket (seen here), presentation of a Bumper Award to the Honorable George Kirkpatrick, State Senator, District 5; remarks by Center Director Roy Bridges and Commander, 45th Space Wing, Brig. Gen. Donald Pettit; and a reception at Hangar C. Bumper consisted of a German V-2 missile acting as the booster and a U.S. Army WAC Corporal rocket as the second stage. Since 1950 there have been a total of 3,245 launches from Cape Canaveral KSC-00pp0970

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocke...

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocket launch, called Bumper 8, from Pad 3 at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. Among the activities was the launch of a Bumper 8 model rocket (se... More

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocket launch, called Bumper 8, from Pad 3 at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. Members of the original Bumper 8 team reconvene at the ceremony with a Bumper 8 model rocket. The model was later launched as part of the festivities. Other activities included presentation of a Bumper Award to the Honorable George Kirkpatrick, State Senator, District 5; remarks by Center Director Roy Bridges and Commander, 45th Space Wing, Brig. Gen. Donald Pettit; and a reception at Hangar C. Bumper consisted of a German V-2 missile acting as the booster and a U.S. Army WAC Corporal rocket as the second stage. Since 1950 there have been a total of 3,245 launches from Cape Canaveral KSC-00pp0971

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocke...

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocket launch, called Bumper 8, from Pad 3 at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. Members of the original Bumper 8 team reconvene at the ceremony wi... More

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocket launch, called Bumper 8, from Pad 3 at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. Members of the original Bumper 8 team reconvene at the ceremony with a Bumper 8 model rocket. The model was later launched as part of the festivities. Other activities included presentation of a Bumper Award to the Honorable George Kirkpatrick, State Senator, District 5; remarks by Center Director Roy Bridges and Commander, 45th Space Wing, Brig. Gen. Donald Pettit; and a reception at Hangar C. Bumper consisted of a German V-2 missile acting as the booster and a U.S. Army WAC Corporal rocket as the second stage. Since 1950 there have been a total of 3,245 launches from Cape Canaveral KSC00pp0972

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocke...

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocket launch, called Bumper 8, from Pad 3 at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. Members of the original Bumper 8 team reconvene at the ceremony wi... More

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocket launch, called Bumper 8, from Pad 3 at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. Among the activities was the launch of a Bumper 8 model rocket (seen here), presentation of a Bumper Award to the Honorable George Kirkpatrick, State Senator, District 5; remarks by Center Director Roy Bridges and Commander, 45th Space Wing, Brig. Gen. Donald Pettit; and a reception at Hangar C. Bumper consisted of a German V-2 missile acting as the booster and a U.S. Army WAC Corporal rocket as the second stage. Since 1950 there have been a total of 3,245 launches from Cape Canaveral KSC00pp0970

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocke...

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocket launch, called Bumper 8, from Pad 3 at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. Among the activities was the launch of a Bumper 8 model rocket (se... More

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocket launch, called Bumper 8, from Pad 3 at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. Members of the original Bumper 8 team reconvene at the ceremony with a Bumper 8 model rocket. The model was later launched as part of the festivities. Other activities included presentation of a Bumper Award to the Honorable George Kirkpatrick, State Senator, District 5; remarks by Center Director Roy Bridges and Commander, 45th Space Wing, Brig. Gen. Donald Pettit; and a reception at Hangar C. Bumper consisted of a German V-2 missile acting as the booster and a U.S. Army WAC Corporal rocket as the second stage. Since 1950 there have been a total of 3,245 launches from Cape Canaveral KSC00pp0971

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocke...

A 50th Anniversary Ceremony was held today in honor of the first rocket launch, called Bumper 8, from Pad 3 at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. Members of the original Bumper 8 team reconvene at the ceremony wi... More

Building detail, Washington Athletic Club, Seattle, Washington

Building detail, Washington Athletic Club, Seattle, Washington

The Washington Athletic Club, located at 6th Avenue and Union Street in the heart of downtown Seattle, opened its doors on December 16, 1930. Since then it's been a home away from home for Seattle's Who's Who i... More

WAC Changing Footprint, JPL/NASA images

WAC Changing Footprint, JPL/NASA images

WAC Changing Footprint NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington

Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his wife Deanie were greeted by Edi Fraser, vice chairman, World Affairs Council at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C. Dempsey delivered the in... More

World War II Army veteran, 106-year-old Alyce Dixon,

World War II Army veteran, 106-year-old Alyce Dixon,

World War II Army veteran, 106-year-old Alyce Dixon, receives a certificate of appreciation presented by Larry Stubblefield, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for Diversity and Leadership, during a women's... More

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (right), former

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (right), former

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (right), former bandmaster for the 1st Cavalry Division Band, salutes alongside Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commanding general, 1st Cavalry Division, during her retirement cerem... More

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, left, 110 years old, meets

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, left, 110 years old, meets

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, left, 110 years old, meets Women’s Memorial Foundation President U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Wilma L. Vaught, retired, outside of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arl... More

U.S. Navy Pharmacist Mate Etaline Marcus, a native

U.S. Navy Pharmacist Mate Etaline Marcus, a native

U.S. Navy Pharmacist Mate Etaline Marcus, a native of Queens, N.Y. and WWII veteran, left, and U.S. Navy Storekeeper Isabel Diamond, from Bronx, N.Y. and also a WWII veteran share photographs of themselves duri... More

Maj. Gen. (ret.) Marcia Anderson, Former deputy commanding

Maj. Gen. (ret.) Marcia Anderson, Former deputy commanding

Maj. Gen. (ret.) Marcia Anderson, Former deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Reserve Command, recognizes Sgt. 1st Class Diana Moyers-Siebels, an Army Reserve paralegal with the 646th Regional Support Group o... More

Driving home the message -- veteran, armed with story of resilience, sets out on journey of awareness

Driving home the message -- veteran, armed with story of resilience, s...

Debbie L. Kilpatrick, a former Directorate of Public Works employee who retired recently, was a member of the Women's Army Corps. She plans to take a cross-country trip to bring awareness to the issues women ve... More

CMA Celebrating Women's History Month 2018

CMA Celebrating Women's History Month 2018

Some of the women from CMA share their perspective for Women's History Month.

Maj. Lakisha Hale-Earle, chief of G1 plans and training

Maj. Lakisha Hale-Earle, chief of G1 plans and training

Maj. Lakisha Hale-Earle, chief of G1 plans and training for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division (right), pays tribute to former Sgt. Hilda P. Griggs, who served in the Second World War’s 6888th Cent... More

First Team Troopers with the 1st Cavalry Division Band

First Team Troopers with the 1st Cavalry Division Band

First Team Troopers with the 1st Cavalry Division Band received a visit from Jeanne Pace, retired Chief Warrant Officer 5, here, 17 Dec. 2020.

Retired Master Sgt. Ann Kalreider’s basic training

Retired Master Sgt. Ann Kalreider’s basic training

Retired Master Sgt. Ann Kalreider’s basic training photo featuring the "Pallas Athene" on her left shoulder lapel. The Pallas Athene was the symbol of the Women’s Army Corps.

U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity Human Resources

U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity Human Resources

U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity Human Resources Specialist Linda Bryant enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) in May 1977, 17 months before the WAC was disbanded. As one of the first women to integrate... More

The 4620th Service Unit Women's Army Corps Detachment

The 4620th Service Unit Women's Army Corps Detachment

The 4620th Service Unit Women's Army Corps Detachment poses for a picture in the winter of 1943-44 at Camp McCoy, Wis. (U.S. Army file photo)

Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife Deanie spoke with Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, Yousef Al Otaiba who also received the Distinguished Diploatic Service Award... More

World War II Army veteran 106-year-old Alyce Dixon

World War II Army veteran 106-year-old Alyce Dixon

World War II Army veteran 106-year-old Alyce Dixon talks about her experiences as a member of the Women's Army Corps, during a women's history month event at the Pentagon, March 31, 2014. Dixon was honored with... More

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (left), former

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (left), former

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (left), former bandmaster for the 1st Cavalry Division Band, is presented with a plaque by Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commanding general, 1st Cavalry Division, commissioning he... More

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, center, heads toward the Women

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, center, heads toward the Women

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, center, heads toward the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, July 17, 2015. Didlake is the oldest known living American veteran. (U.S. Army phot... More

U.S. Army WWII veteran Debra Stern, right, sheds a

U.S. Army WWII veteran Debra Stern, right, sheds a

U.S. Army WWII veteran Debra Stern, right, sheds a tear after being recognized during a ceremony commemorating her military service. At left in the photo is U.S. Navy Storekeeper Isabel Diamond, also a WWII vet... More

Sgt. 1st Class Diana Moyers-Siebels, one of four remaining

Sgt. 1st Class Diana Moyers-Siebels, one of four remaining

Sgt. 1st Class Diana Moyers-Siebels, one of four remaining female Soldiers to have entered the Army through the Women’s Army Corps program, receives her retirement flag from Col. Michael Roache, 646th Regional ... More

In February 1972, six Woman Army Corps noncommissioned

In February 1972, six Woman Army Corps noncommissioned

In February 1972, six Woman Army Corps noncommissioned officers from Fort McClellan, Ala., enrolled in the Drill Sergeant Program at Fort Jackson, S.C. Upon graduation, they were authorized to wear the newly de... More

Deidrah Lamont and Sheila Robinson, both members of

Deidrah Lamont and Sheila Robinson, both members of

Deidrah Lamont and Sheila Robinson, both members of the medical care team at Fort Lee's Kenner Army Health Clinic, share a siimilar backstory that started with their enlistment into the Women's Army Corps. Whil... More

New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way delivers

New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way delivers

New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way delivers remarks during New Jersey’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration Jan. 19 at the N.J. State Museum Auditorium in Trenton. Honored during the ceremony was... More

First Team Troopers with the 1st Cavalry Division Band

First Team Troopers with the 1st Cavalry Division Band

First Team Troopers with the 1st Cavalry Division Band received a visit from Jeanne Pace, retired Chief Warrant Officer 5, here, 17 Dec. 2020.

Pfc. Sheila Robinson, now a civilian medical technician

Pfc. Sheila Robinson, now a civilian medical technician

Pfc. Sheila Robinson, now a civilian medical technician at Fort Lee's Kenner Army Health Clinic, is pictured in her 1980's-era military uniform.

Newly arrived Women's Army Auxiliary Corps recruits

Newly arrived Women's Army Auxiliary Corps recruits

Newly arrived Women's Army Auxiliary Corps recruits march at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, in 1942. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps Collection)

Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, played the xylophone to signal guests the gala was ready to start. Dempsey delivered the international affairs keynote address at the 2013 World Aff... More

In a career that spans 40 years, Master Sgt. Terry

In a career that spans 40 years, Master Sgt. Terry

In a career that spans 40 years, Master Sgt. Terry White has seen many changes. She is currently serving as the state safety specialist. Women have been serving alongside their male counterparts in the U.S. mil... More

World War II Army veteran 106-year-old Alyce Dixon

World War II Army veteran 106-year-old Alyce Dixon

World War II Army veteran 106-year-old Alyce Dixon talks about her experiences as a member of the Women's Army Corps, during a women's history month event at the Pentagon, March 31, 2014. Dixon was honored with... More

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (right), former

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (right), former

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (right), former bandmaster for the 1st Cavalry Division Band, receives a standing ovation as she begins her speech during her retirement ceremony July 10 on Cooper Field at F... More

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, right, 110 years old, receives

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, right, 110 years old, receives

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, right, 110 years old, receives mementos from Women’s Memorial Foundation President U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Wilma L. Vaught, retired, in the Women in Military Service for America Memor... More

U.S. Navy WWII veteran, Chief Petty Officer Clara Haggerty

U.S. Navy WWII veteran, Chief Petty Officer Clara Haggerty

U.S. Navy WWII veteran, Chief Petty Officer Clara Haggerty of Miami, Florida, admires a commemorative medal presented to her during a ceremony commemorating the service of women in the military. To her right is... More

Sgt. 1st Class Diana Moyers-Siebels, one of four remaining

Sgt. 1st Class Diana Moyers-Siebels, one of four remaining

Sgt. 1st Class Diana Moyers-Siebels, one of four remaining female Soldiers to have entered the Army through the Women’s Army Corps program, receives a shadow box documenting her Army career from Lt. Col. Nancy ... More

Maj. Lakisha Hale-Earle, chief of G1 plans and training

Maj. Lakisha Hale-Earle, chief of G1 plans and training

Maj. Lakisha Hale-Earle, chief of G1 plans and training for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division, delivers remarks during New Jersey’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration Jan. 19 at the N.J. ... More

1st Lt. Jacqueline L. Wolfe, unit officer, Headquarters

1st Lt. Jacqueline L. Wolfe, unit officer, Headquarters

1st Lt. Jacqueline L. Wolfe, unit officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, and officer-in-charge, HHC Drill Team, presents the drill team to Maj. Dorothy L. Love, commanding officer, HHC, United States W... More

Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered the international affairs keynote address at the 2013 World Affairs Council Global Education Gala held at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, ... More

Demonstrating her with and good humor, World War II

Demonstrating her with and good humor, World War II

Demonstrating her with and good humor, World War II Army veteran 106-year-old Alyce Dixon keeps the audience laughing as she talks about her experiences as a member of the Women's Army Corps, during a women's h... More

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (left), former

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (left), former

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (left), former bandmaster for the 1st Cavalry Division Band, and her father, retired Air Force Maj. Edward Pace (center), sing the Army’s retiree song, “Old Soldiers Never Di... More

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, right, 110 years old, receives

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, right, 110 years old, receives

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, right, 110 years old, receives mementos from Women’s Memorial Foundation President retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Wilma L. Vaught in the Women in Military Service for America Memoria... More

U.S. Navy Pharmacist Mate Etaline Marcus, a WWII veteran,

U.S. Navy Pharmacist Mate Etaline Marcus, a WWII veteran,

U.S. Navy Pharmacist Mate Etaline Marcus, a WWII veteran, shares a photograph of herself during her WWII service. She was attending a luncheon held to commemorate her service on Women’s Equality Day at U.S. Sou... More

Maj. Lakisha Hale-Earle, chief of G1 plans and training

Maj. Lakisha Hale-Earle, chief of G1 plans and training

Maj. Lakisha Hale-Earle, chief of G1 plans and training for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division (right), pays tribute to former Sgt. Hilda P. Griggs, who served in the Second World War’s 6888th Cent... More

A World War II recruiting poster for the Women's Army

A World War II recruiting poster for the Women's Army

A World War II recruiting poster for the Women's Army Corps (WAC).

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (center), former

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (center), former

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (center), former bandmaster for the 1st Cavalry Division Band, looks on alongside family and friends during her retirement ceremony July 10 on Cooper Field at Fort Hood, Texa... More

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, center, 110 years old, poses

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, center, 110 years old, poses

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, center, 110 years old, poses with other female veterans at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, July 17, 2015. Didlake is the oldest known ... More

Sgt. 1st Class Diana Moyers-Siebels, one of four remaining

Sgt. 1st Class Diana Moyers-Siebels, one of four remaining

Sgt. 1st Class Diana Moyers-Siebels, one of four remaining female Soldiers to have entered the Army through the Women’s Army Corps program, appeared on the CWIowa Live Morning Show March 6 to discuss the WAC pr... More

Former Sgt. Hilda P. Griggs, who served in the Second

Former Sgt. Hilda P. Griggs, who served in the Second

Former Sgt. Hilda P. Griggs, who served in the Second World War’s 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, delivers remarks during New Jersey’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration Jan. 19 at the N.J. ... More

World War II Army veteran 106-year-old Alyce Dixon

World War II Army veteran 106-year-old Alyce Dixon

World War II Army veteran 106-year-old Alyce Dixon talks about her experiences as a member of the Women's Army Corps, during a women's history month event at the Pentagon, March 31, 2014. Dixon was honored with... More

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, center, 110 years old, poses

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, center, 110 years old, poses

Emma “Big Mama” Didlake, center, 110 years old, poses with women on active-duty at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, July 17, 2015. Didlake is the oldest known l... More

U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity Human Resources

U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity Human Resources

U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity Human Resources Specialist Linda Bryant enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) in May 1977, 17 months before the WAC was disbanded. As one of the first women to integrate... More

Fort Myer Grand Opening, Jan. 28 [some references say

Fort Myer Grand Opening, Jan. 28 [some references say

Fort Myer Grand Opening, Jan. 28 [some references say Jan. 18], 1943. A young girl, very probably the daughter of the Women's Army Corps member behind her, has already been admitted to the store. The WAC member... More

Soldiers greet and gather around World War II Army

Soldiers greet and gather around World War II Army

Soldiers greet and gather around World War II Army veteran 106-year-old Alyce Dixon after she was honored at a women's history month event at the Pentagon, March 31, 2014. Dixon, who was a member of the Women's... More

Brig. Gen. Norvell V. Coots, deputy commanding general

Brig. Gen. Norvell V. Coots, deputy commanding general

Brig. Gen. Norvell V. Coots, deputy commanding general for support and the assistant surgeon general for force projection, greets World War II Army veteran 106-year-old Alyce Dixon after she was honored at a wo... More

MacDill Air Force Base, WAC Mess Hall, 8714 Hillsborough Loop Drive, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, WAC Mess Hall, 8714 Hillsborough Loop Drive, T...

Significance: The former Women's Army Corps Mess Hall, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, is an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's histori... More

MacDill Air Force Base, WAC Mess Hall, 8714 Hillsborough Loop Drive, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, WAC Mess Hall, 8714 Hillsborough Loop Drive, T...

Significance: The former Women's Army Corps Mess Hall, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, is an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's histori... More

MacDill Air Force Base, WAC Mess Hall, 8714 Hillsborough Loop Drive, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, WAC Mess Hall, 8714 Hillsborough Loop Drive, T...

Significance: The former Women's Army Corps Mess Hall, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, is an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's histori... More

MacDill Air Force Base, WAC Mess Hall, 8714 Hillsborough Loop Drive, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, WAC Mess Hall, 8714 Hillsborough Loop Drive, T...

Significance: The former Women's Army Corps Mess Hall, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, is an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's histori... More

MacDill Air Force Base, WAC Mess Hall, 8714 Hillsborough Loop Drive, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, WAC Mess Hall, 8714 Hillsborough Loop Drive, T...

Significance: The former Women's Army Corps Mess Hall, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, is an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's histori... More

MacDill Air Force Base, WAC Mess Hall, 8714 Hillsborough Loop Drive, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, WAC Mess Hall, 8714 Hillsborough Loop Drive, T...

Significance: The former Women's Army Corps Mess Hall, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, is an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's histori... More

MacDill Air Force Base, WAC Mess Hall, 8714 Hillsborough Loop Drive, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, WAC Mess Hall, 8714 Hillsborough Loop Drive, T...

Significance: The former Women's Army Corps Mess Hall, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, is an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's histori... More

MacDill Air Force Base, WAC Mess Hall, 8714 Hillsborough Loop Drive, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, WAC Mess Hall, 8714 Hillsborough Loop Drive, T...

Significance: The former Women's Army Corps Mess Hall, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, is an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's histori... More