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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... night . To- gether we dreamed up how I could cover my hair and join him one night on gun duty , but a steward appeared at the spot we'd planned to meet , and that plan didn't come off . The crossing took ten days ; we arrived April 19 ...
... night patrol . Up till now we had felt fairly safe , the war was a long way off and all over but the fighting . ... The next night the 82d led by the 505th Parachute Infantry , crossed the Elbe at the point we had patroled . In the days ...
... night . After our clubs in tents and makeshift buildings , we were impressed with the almost palatial Red Cross Club alongside a lake , with available boats , an opera house , lovely lounges , and , far up the hill , a huge modern ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Basic Training in the WAAC | 8 |
Radio School | 17 |
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