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A WAC posed at work

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A WAC Lieutenant at her desk, taken by the U.S. Army Air Force.

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A WAC Private by the name of Ruth Miller, working in the Medic section of the WACs

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This booklet was compiled just after the end of WWII, covering the history of the design and issuance of the military wear for both the WACs and any other services under the Quartermaster General.

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A photo of an AirWACs. Individual is unnamed.

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This was a package of envelopes sold to support the many women's branches during WWII. Sadly, the WASPs were not included, as they were an auxiliary and not included officially as a part of the military branches.

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This photo is of an unknown Air WAC from WWII. The Air WACs were WACS assigned to the Air Force, which was until towards the end of the war, still under the U.S. Army

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Photograph of a WAC, location unknown, feeding a skunk on a bench.

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Women had canteens, just like any other member of the U.S. Army.  There is no proof this exact canteen was owned by a WAC or WAAC, however.

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The Class A Jacket for the Officers.  Notice the gold buttons and the cut out insignia.  The ends of the sleeves also sport a webbing stripe. These jackets, unlike the enlisted jackets, were a deeper shade of Olive Drab and had epaulets that officers…
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