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Offical U.S. Signal Corps photograph of African American WAACs marching in formation while a band plays in the background. The three women in the lead are officers, as noted by the walking eagle cap devices. The photograph is titled "Parading on the Old Post, 1942;" circa 1942.

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Title
Offical United States Army Signal Corps photograph of African American WAACs marching
Contributor
Wertz, Irma Jackson Cayton, Curator
Date
1942
Date (Text)
1942
Object ID
WV0523.6.009
Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army--Women
Topics
Women's History
Military
Service Branch
Army -- WAAC
Army -- WAC
Conflict / Era
World War II era (1940-1946)
Type
Image
Format
photographs
Language
English
Contributing Institution
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Archive
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries; Irma Jackson Cayton Wertz Collection; Folder: 1: Photographs
Rights and Reuse
(http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/) IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse.
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Digital History Collections > University of North Carolina at Greensboro > Women Veterans Historical Project Collections > Irma Jackson Cayton Wertz Collection
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