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Norma Petree Shaver Collection

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Norma Mildred Petree Shaver (1921-2002) served in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) from 1943 to 1945. Norma Petree Shaver was born on 13 July 1921 in Forsyth County, North Carolina. She graduated from Old Town High School in 1938, took a business course at Salem College, and then went to work at the Hanes Knitting Company as a cost accountant. Shaver joined the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in October 1943. She was sworn in at a ceremony in Raleigh, North Carolina, which was held for promotional purposes, and then boarded a train for Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, where she completed basic training. Shaver was then stationed at Camp Upton in Long Island, New York for about six months, where she worked in the motor pool before being transferred to the finance office. Shaver returned to Fort [...] Read more

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1.	Norma Petree Shaver on ruined staricase in Manila, Philippines Norma Petree Shaver, wearing the WAC summer work uniform, stands at the top of the remains of a staircase in ruins at Manila, Philippines, in 1945. 1945 \| Image \| Norma Petree Shaver Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
2.	Norma Petree Shaver in ruins in Manila, Philippines Norma Petree Shaver, wearing the WAC summer work uniform, stands among the ruins of a building in Manila, Philippines, in 1945. 1945 \| Image \| Norma Petree Shaver Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records
3.	Oral history interview with Norma Petree Shaver Primarily documents Norma Petree Shaver's service in the WAC (Women's Army Corps) from 1943 to 1945. Shaver recalls the attack on Pearl Harbor, her brother being drafted [...] 2001-05-24 \| Audio \| Norma Petree Shaver Collection \| Detailed record - Similar records

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