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Title
[Bernice
Moran
Miller
in
overcoat
,
1942]
Date
1942
Subject headings
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army--Women
Era
World War II era (1940-1946)
Service branch
Army--WAC
Item description
Bernice
Moran
Miller
wearing
WAAC
enlisted
olive
drab
overcoat
and
Hobby
hat
outside
facility
in
Des
Moines
,
Iowa
, in
late
1942
.
Veteran's name
Miller, Bernice Moran
Veteran's biography
Bernice
Moran
Miller
, of
Dunnstown
,
Pennsylvania
,
served
in the
Women's
Army
Corps
from
October
1942
to
October
1945
.
Bernice
Moran
Miller
was
born
and
raised
in
Dunnstown
,
Pennsylvania
.
After
graduating
high
school
in
1927
, she
attended
nearby
Lock
Haven
Teachers
College
(now
Lock
Haven
University)
and
graduated
in
1931
. She
worked
as a
waitress
for
two
years
before
securing
a
teaching
position
at a
rural
elementary
school
in
Allenwood
,
Pennsylvania
. She
taught
there for
four
years
and then at a
school
in
Montgomery
,
Pennsylvania
,
until
enlisting
in the the
Women's
Army
Auxiliary
Corps
in
October
1942
.
Miller
attended
basic
training
at
Fort
Des
Moines
,
Iowa
, and then
went
to
photography
school
at
Lowry
Field
in
Denver
,
Colorado
. She was then
assigned
to the
2nd
Mapping
Squadron
at
Felts
Field
,
Washington
, in
spring
1943
and
Miller
remained
there
until
early
1944
,
when
she was
transferred
back
to
Lowry
Feild
. In
July
1944
, she was
transferred
to
Wright-Patterson
Field
in
Dayton
,
Ohio
,
where
she
analyzed
photographs
to
identify
German
scientific
and
factory
equipment
.
Miller
was
discharged
on
17
October
1945
.
Bernice
Miller
married
Herbert
Miller
in
January
1944
. She was a
teacher
until
her
retirement
and has
traveled
to
over
140
countries
.
Place
Des
Moines
(Iowa)
Type
image
Original format
photographs
Image type
Full uniform
Original publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Contributing institution
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection
WV0104 Bernice Moran Miller Papers
Rights statement
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IN
COPYRIGHT
. This
item
is
subject
to
copyright
.
Contact
the
rights
holder
noted
above
for
permission
to
reuse
.
Object ID
WV0104.6.002
Digital publisher
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 --
http://library.uncg.edu/
OCLC number
900811782
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