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All Women Alike When It Comes to Clothes
First Lt. Doro Dotty McLaughlin recounts WAF life on Guam in the late 1940s. She led a women’s softball team, served as personal affairs officer, and observed uniform changes from khaki to new styles after returning to Charleston for Fern Hall’s recruiting office. Her story highlights morale duties and a rare lone WAF assignment amid islander and civil service colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Braden
Uncle Sam
McLaughlin
Guam
Anderson Air
Doro Force
Charleston
Women’s Air Force
Datty
Fern Hall
Favoimd Town
Dotty
Fern
D. L. McLaughlin
WAF
Air Force
West Virginia University
Arc
Dorothea McLaughton
U. S. Women’s Air Force
McLaughton
Gaztte
Mrr
F. P. Ma
Florida
Vaughton
Marlinton
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