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This is a scan from the Army Regulations AR 600-37 of the Field Jacket issues to women. It is different from the Ike's jacket, and was issued to women before the Ike's was available.

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This is a scan of the pattern from the WAC off-duty dress from the Army Regulations AR 600-37 Personal booklet.

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This hobby hat is made with a khaki cotton and has reproduction bakelite buttons and an original officer's eagle insignia from the WAACs.

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This blouse is a first pattern reproduction of the original WAAC blouses for officers. The epelets were worn across rather than up the shoulders, with hidden buttons on the pocket flaps. The material used originally was heavier than the later…

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This small athena insignia was worn on the collars of officers. There would be one worn on each side of the collar.

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These buttons were made in 3 sizes out of a greenish brown bakelite. The largest size was used for overcoats, the middle for jackets and the smallest for pocket flaps and the side buttons on hobby hats. The larger two sizes have a metal button ring…

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This pin was given to those who enlisted early in the WAACs.

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This typewriter, manufactured by L.C. Smith and Corona, is a standard 3C series made for the U.S. Army to be used in the field desks. Some were marked "U.S. Army" on the front, although this particular one was not.

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A winter postcard showing the WACs during Christmastime, sent out by the U.S. Recruiting Service to gain more WACs.

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Weekly Bulletin #13 from the recruiting office in Florida for the Women's Army Corps
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