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First Women WAAC Recruits Train At Fort Des Moines
Fort Des Moines IA hosts 800 WAAC recruits including 440 officers and 350 auxiliaries in training for the Army women corps. The intake mirrors American diversity with six of 59 initial arrivals colored and includes Edith and Lillian Toffaretti and Elizabeth Johnston. WAAC leader Oveta Culp Hobby and Col. Don Faith oversee a rigorous routine, while abolition of traditional privacy and Army chow shape their early days. Congresswoman Edith Rogers advocates a higher pay scale toward the regular Army wage.
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Fort Des Moines
U. S
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
G.I
Vogue
Harper's Bazaar
Oveta Culp Hobby
WAACS
Washington
Col
Don C. Faith
Faith
United States
WAAC
Rogers