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Myrtle A. Rhoden (1921-2005) of New York City, served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and the Women's Army Corp (WAC) from 1941 to 1945. She was assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, whose members were women of color, primarily African American.. Myrtle A. Rhoden was born in New York City on July 17, 1921, to Jamaican natives, and raised in Harlem. After graduation from high school, she trained as a beautician and worked in a beauty parlor. Rhoden enlisted in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and was sent to Fort Des Moines, Iowa, for basic training as a member of a segregated unit in 1942. She was then stationed at Fort Clark, Texas, where she did administrative work in a hospital and sang with an army band. In August of 1943, she [...] Read more
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