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Dorothy B. Austell Collection

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Dorothy B.Dot Austell (1920-2009) of Charlotte and Shelby, North Carolina, served as an undercover agent with the Women's Army Corps in the Army Air Force from June 1943 to July 1946. Dorothy B. Austell was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and raised in Shelby, North Carolina. She completed a two-year administration program at nearby Gardner-Webb College and became the assistant comptroller for the Cleveland County school system. In May 1943, Senator Clyde R. Hoey of North Carolina approached Austell about a top secret assignment in the Women's Army Corps, where she would perform undercover intelligence work against saboteurs in the armed forces. She agreed and enlisted in June 1943, and was sent to Daytona Beach, Florida, for basic training and administration school. She [...] Read more

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1.	Portrait of Dorothy B. Austell Photographic portrait of Dorothy B. Austell, in uniform, standing by a field, with farm workers in the background. The photograph is dated June 11, 1943. 1943-06-11 \| Image \| Dorothy B. Austell Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
2.	Oral history interview with Dorothy Austell Primarily documents Dorothy B. Austell's service as an undercover agent in the Women's Army Corps with the Office of Strategic Services during World War II and her post-w[...] 2000-09-18 \| Audio \| Dorothy B. Austell Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records

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