WAAC Training Schedule Shows Intense Des Moines Program
The article outlines an intensive training timetable for 440 WAAC officer candidates in Des Moines, led by Captain Gordon. Betty WAAC headlines a rigorous day from reveille to taps, including drills, lectures on discipline, uniform care, physical training, and leadership tasks as the first cohort progresses toward assignments in nine corps areas by January 1.
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Moines
Gordones
Army ‘Auxiliary Corps
Betty Waac
Betty
Des Moines
Army
Reveille
Red Barracks
Don. C. Faith
WAA c
Make Believe Letter Box By Margaret Kernodle
A whimsical collection of imagined letters to Washington officials and public figures. The piece playfully imagines requests and observations from readers at the District of Columbia Public Library, government offices, and everyday Washington life with light social critique.
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Margaret Kernodle
Wide World
Feaures
Washington
Walker
District of Columbia Public Library
FBI
Senate
House of Representatives
Uncle Sam
Oveta Culp Hobby
WAAC
Gladys Miller
Glays
Wille
Batson
Administrative Worker Roles Listed
A list of job titles includes stenographers typists clerks and other administrative workers and staff car chauffeurs.
Paratrooper Tells How to Leap to Battle From Plane
Paratroopers at Fort Benning rehearse a jump as graduation day approaches. Capt. Barney Oldfield details the exit from the transport, the three-second count, and the descent sequence. Reports describe the jump, canopy, and landing in a field below with several recruits and officers featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Oldfield
Wide World
Ft. Benning
Lawson Field
Leonard Angiin
Lumpkin
Talk Around Manhattan Walks Through a Paratrooper’s Courage
George Tucker sketches a chaotic social scene in New York while summarizing paratrooper training. The piece blends party chatter with reflections on fear, grit, and pioneer spirit, highlighting the demanding two mile runs, rope climbs, and jump simulations that forge soldiers prepared for combat. The narrative weaves in anecdotes about entertainers and a Canadian misadventure to frame a portrait of resilience and determination in wartime.
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George Tucker
New York
Jesse Adler
Morgan
Adler
Spahsorg
Ader
Army
Pawer
Tigna
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Golden State Land Commissioner
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Make Believe
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Secretary of Agriculture
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Mexico
Dwight Eisenhower
U. S
London
Hempstead County
John Ridgdill
Hempstead
Hempstead County Friends
Pvt
Wao
U. S. Army Air Force
Curliss
Third Air Force
U. S. Air Corps
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Li. Rodger
Stratemeyer
Army Air Forces
King Peter
Yugoslavia
Meadows
Henry Buchanan
Anderson
D. C
Robert Carlson
Alien
RAP Mechanics
Iraq
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Stork
Est
Manhattan
Fred Allen
Allen
Adter
Hal LeRoy
Ruth
Hal
Montreal
Ball Park
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Rochester Red Wings
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Canada
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United States
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McClellan
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McClellan Campaign Committee
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