Women's Auxiliary Corps

Abstract

The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was established in May 1942 to increase the strength of the Army to fight World War II. Within a year the Corps had 60,000 women, the equivalent of approximately three divisions performing jobs in administration, communications, and logistics, training, maintenance, repair and supply. The WAC living conditions had a factor to consider for them to join. Racial segregation of black female soldiers controlled whether they would stay in or serve more time in the Women's Auxiliary Corp. Congress was impressed with the women's contributions in 1943 so the Women's Army Corps received military status.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1111238

Entities

People

  • William A Torres

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ammunition
  • Army
  • Basic Training
  • Civil Affairs
  • Congress
  • Data Processing
  • Indicator Dyes
  • Korean War
  • Military History
  • Munitions
  • Personnel Management
  • Prejudice
  • Racial Discrimination
  • Recreation
  • Second World War
  • Training
  • United States
  • War
  • Warfare

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  • Computer Science.
  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Naval Personnel Management