African American Women Who Served Overseas During World War II: Towards a Life-Course Analysis
Abstract
This report documents the preliminary findings of a research effort to collect data on African American women who served in England and France during World War II. The objective of the study was to lay the groundwork for a study that would subsequently be developed into a life-course analysis. During the summer of 1992, archival documents of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps were collected and examined and some former members of the Six-Triple Eight Central Postal Directory Battalion were located and interviewed about their experiences before, during, and after military service. Discussed in the report are (a) the circumstances under which the Battalion was established, (b) demographic characteristics of women who served in the unit, (c) motives, incentives, and key influences of the women for joining the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, and (d) ways of expanding upon the initial study to incorporate a life-course analysis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA282919
Entities
People
- Brenda L. Moore
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences