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Blanche Woolard Haggard Collection

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Blanche Woolard Haggard of Wilson, North Carolina, served in the United States Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) from 1942 to 1945. Blanche Woolard Haggard was born in Wilson, North Carolina, and graduated from Charles L. Coon High School. She then attended the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro) and graduated in 1942 with a degree in business. She worked briefly as an accountant for Vick Chemical Company in Greensboro before enlisting in the navy. Haggard joined the WAVES in 1943 and was sent to Northampton, Massachusetts, for basic training and Officer Candidate School in January. She was then stationed in Jacksonville, Florida, where she served as a communications officer at the [...] Read more

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1.	Portrait of Blanche Woolard Haggard Formal portrait of Blanche Woolard Haggard wearing uniform and officers' combination hat, circa 1943. 1943 \| Image \| Blanche Woolard Haggard Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
2.	Wedding of Blanche Woolard and Bill Haggard Blanche and Bill Haggard walked down the aisle at the Jacksonville Naval Air Station Chapel, Florida, following their wedding ceremony in 1944. Blanche wears her white su[...] 1944 \| Image \| Blanche Woolard Haggard Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
3.	Blanche Woolard Haggard in snow Blanche Woolard Haggard stands in the snow in front of a country store in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she was sent for officer candidate school in January 1943. She[...] 1943 \| Image \| Blanche Woolard Haggard Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
4.	WAVES navy blue garrison cap WAVES navy blue garrison cap, authorized for wear by enlisted women and officers in January 1945. Worn by Blanche W. Haggard in 1945. 1945 \| Object \| Blanche Woolard Haggard Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
5.	Navy officer cap device Object \| Blanche Woolard Haggard Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
6.	Oral history interview with Blanche Woolard Haggard Primarily documents Blanche Woolard Haggard's education at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro); h[...] 1999-02-18 \| Audio \| Blanche Woolard Haggard Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records

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