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Ruth Gaddy (1918-2014) of Charlotte, North Carolina, served in the WAAC (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps) and WAC [Women's Army Corps] during WWII, and later worked as a reporter and a teacher in her hometown. Ruth Gaddy was born in 1918 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She graduated from Second Ward High School in 1935. She then traveled to New York City, where she worked as an elevator operator. She was later employed by the National Youth Administration. Gaddy enlisted in the WAAC at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on 10 October 1942. She was sent to Fort Des Moines, Iowa, for basic training, and in early 1943 Gaddy was transferred to Fort Huachuca, Arizona, where she worked as a clerk typist and sang with a United States troupe. She was sent to Fort Lewis, Washington, in 1944, then [...] Read more
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