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[WAC song, 12 May 1943]

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Title	[WAC song, 12 May 1943]
Date	1943-05-12
Item creator's name	Katopes, Catherine
Subject headings	World War, 1939-1945 United States. Army--Women
Era	World War II era (1940-1946)
Service branch	Army--WAC Army--WAAC
Item description	Transcription of a song or poem about the reputation of the WAC, from 12 May 1943.
Veteran's name	Katopes, Catherine
Veteran's biography	Catherine G. Katopes (1912-1979) of Syracuse, New York served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the Women's Army Corps from 1942 to late 1945 . Catherine G. Katopes joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and was sent to basic training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, in September 1942. In early 1943 she was transferred to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, where she worked in the Public Relations Office. In January 1944 she was transferred to Kennedy General Hospital in Memphis. Following her discharge in late 1945, Katopes returned to Syracuse, New York, where she worked for the Jesuit Order.
Type	image
Original format	correspondence
Original publisher	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Language	en
Contributing institution	Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection	WV0122 Catherine G. Katopes Papers
Rights statement	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Additional rights information	IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the rights holder noted above for permission to reuse.
Object ID	WV0122.4.024
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/
Full-text transcript	The following written by Ernest Richardson 5/12/43, Or at least so we assume. Buzz-Buzz-Buzz-Buzz--- Yes, Brother, sure I've heard- All your filthy rumors- And I don't believe a word. Yes, I know, you know a friend, Who got it from another Who knew someone, who knew a WAAC, Who was about to become a Mother. Always be sure of your target, Bud, Before you start to shoot- Don't give American Barracks the name As homes of ill-repute. Just who are these harlots? These women without shame? Well, listen to me, Mister and I'll proudly tell their names They're my Mother and my Sister, My girlfriend and my wife. The kind of American women I've respected all my life. She's the next door neighbor's daughter, She's the girl from down the street, She's the cream of American girlhood, And by God, she can't be beat. I won't say they're all perfect; There may be things that you can't condone. But he who's sinless among us, Let that fellow throw the stone And if sometime their conduct Isn't all your fancy points, Would you want girls on the firing line To act as plaster saints. Would you put 'em in a prison Where they'd never have fun? Would you put 'em in a convent As they do a holy nun? Sure go on and spread your filth< With your smirking silly smile. Then click your heels together And give a Nazi ""Heil"".
OCLC number	900816611

[WAC song, 12 May 1943]

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