Black Military Women (formerly known as Black WAAC, WAC, Women in Service)
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TO TELL "HERSTORY" andTELL IT WE SHALL
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BLACK MILITARY WOMEN WHO SERVED DURING WWII
WOMEN'S ARMY AUXILLARY CORP
(WAAC)
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WOMEN'S ARMY CORP
(WAC)
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STANDING ON THEIRSHOULDERS
WE COULD NOT HAVE, WOULD NOT HAVEDONE IT WITHOUT THEM
THEY PAVED THE WAY FOR US "TO SERVE"
We have no idea of what it took to live in the days of segregation and discrimination.
We have no idea of what it meant to live in real poverty
We have no idea of what it meant to be in a man's world
We have no idea of what it meant to be Black, Female and serve in the military
We have no idea of what it really meant to serve during.........
"WORLD WAR TWO". DO YOU KNOW ANY OF THESE LADIES? WELL YOU SHOULD!!! They served in many areas during the WORLD WAR TWO and became outstanding citizens of the United States. They live quietly in your neighborhoods. They are probably your mothers, grand mothers, great grand mothers or even great great grand mothers. Do you know who they are. Well it time that you find out. It time that your children know, your neighbors know, your church members know that they have SHEROS in their families and communities. We should be honoring these ladies who served in our United States Armed Forces to allow us to live under the freedoms that we have today. If you look at any of the old war movies, you barely see a female Soldier and never see a Black Female Soldier. If so they were probably our wonderful nurses. But our Sister Soldiers served in all areas. IT IS TIME THAT WE TELL THEIR STORIES AND GIVE HONOR TO OUR LADIES WHO SERVED.
ESSIE DELL WOODS, WWII VETERAN, MEMBER OF THE WOMENS ARMY AUXILARY CORP (WAAC) AND WOMENS ARMY CORP (WAC)
READ AN INTERVIEWED OF MRS WOODS BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT (HERSTORY)
DOROTHY C. CANN,
WWII VETERAN, MEMBER OF THE WOMENS ARMY AUXILARY CORP (WAAC) AND WOMENS ARMY CORP (WAC)
Service US ARMY
Unit - 6888th Central Postal Directory - England & France
