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A group of nine U.S. Air Force personnel, including eight women, pose on ship off the coast of New Rochelle, New York, during a visit to Headquarters 1st Air Force at Fort Slocum, New York. The women wear variations of the service uniform. Pictured are: (Front, l to r) Captain Margaret Butler, Major Alba Martinelli, Major Charles Kelly, and Lieutenant Stanley. (2nd row, l to r): 1st Air Force Personal Officer Major Hess, Captain Marjorie Hunt, Captain Elizabeth Fay, and Major Beatrice Laundry. (Third row) Captain Betty Etten Wiker.

Details

Title: Women in the Air Force at Fort Slocum, New York
Who's responsible?: Wiker, Betty Etten (Curator)
Original creation or publication date: 1949-08-09
Place: New Rochelle (N.Y.)
Decade: 1940-1949
Type of item: still image
Original format: photographs
Subject headings: Korean War, 1950-1953
United States. Army--Women
Conflict/era: Post World War II, Korea (1947-1963)
Service branch: Army -- WAC
Topics: Women's History
Military
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Contributing Institution: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Collection: Betty Etten Wiker Collection
Contributor's identifier: WV0428.6.005
Gateway identifier: wvhp:15996
OCLC number: 900815187

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Betty Etten Wiker Collection

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