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Letter from WAAC Jenny Lea, then stationed at Fort Des Moines, that convinced Mary Kate Bonds to join the military, dated 14 September 1942. Lea had just completed Officer Candidate School, and describes the difficulties and rewards of OCS, marching, and graduation festivities. The letter on on WAAC letterhead.

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Title
Letter from Lt. Jenny Lea to Mary Kate Bonds
Contributor
Bonds, Mary Kate, Correspondent
Date
1942-09-14
Date (Text)
1942-09-14
Object ID
WV0415.4.001
Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
United States. Navy--Women
Topics
Women's History
Military
Contributing Institution
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Service Branch
Navy -- WAVES
Conflict / Era
World War II era (1940-1946)
Post World War II, Korea (1947-1963)
Vietnam Era (1964-1974)
Type
Text
Format
correspondence
Language
English
Archive
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries; Mary Kate Bonds Collection
Standard Rights Statement
(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 > Mary Kate Bonds Collection
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