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Katopes describes basic training at Fort Des Moines to her sister and brother-in-law, including the base movie theater, kitchen patrol, doing laundry, a typhoid vaccination, and a blister that prevents her from marching.

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Title
Letter from Catherine Katopes to Dena and Jimmie
Contributor
Katopes, Catherine, Correspondent
Date
1942-10-11
Date (Text)
1942-10-11
Object ID
WV0122.4.002
Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army--Women
Topics
Women's History
Military
Service Branch
Army -- WAC
Army -- WAAC
Conflict / Era
World War II era (1940-1946)
Type
Text
Format
correspondence
Language
English
Contributing Institution
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Archive
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries; Catherine G. Katopes Collection
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 > Catherine G. Katopes Collection
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