One Woman's World War IIUniversity Press of Kentucky, 21 апр. 1994 г. - Всего страниц: 232 Memoirs by sailors, soldiers and pilots who fought in World War II abound, but here is a rarity: a personal account by a woman who served in both the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the American Red Cross during the war and after the occupation. The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was established in 1942, allowing American women for the first time to serve, in supporting roles, in the military. The following year, Violet A. Kochendoerfer, an independent and adventurous young Minnesota woman, joined the WAACs. Always alert to new opportunities, she soon left for a job with the American Red Cross and saw much of World War II in the European Theater of Operations as she served as director of service clubs attached to military units in Britain, France, and Germany. Kochendoerfer tells of enduring buzz bombs in London as her 315th Troop Carrier Group took part in D-Day operations; of providing service clubs for the 82nd Airborne Division as it forced the last bridgehead of the war; of witnessing the final surrender of the main German Army and the liberation of a concentration camp; and of meeting and celebrating with the Russians after the Germans surrendered. Her story, some of it told through letters she wrote home, provides a woman's unique perspective on historic events usually recounted only by men. |
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... Red Cross in terms of di- saster relief , it was actually born on the battle scene . The Inter- national Red Cross was formed at the Geneva Convention in 1864 to provide for the formation of a volunteer civilian organi- zation to give ...
... Red Cross personnel , we hired and paid indigenous staff . As with the WAAC , rumors proliferated . It was charged that Red Cross girls sold the cigarettes and other items purchased with funds contributed at home , Red Cross girls were ...
... Red Cross girls . Surely there would be a club there . Those thoughts were eclipsed by more car trouble - this time it seemed to be fan belt . A couple of GIs along the road took me to a headquarters building to call the motor pool ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Basic Training in the WAAC | 8 |
Radio School | 17 |
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