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A personal message to the family of the girl who has joined the army [circa 1944]

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Title	A personal message to the family of the girl who has joined the army [circa 1944]
Date	1944
Date approximate?	yes
Subject headings	World War, 1939-1945 United States. Army--Women
Era	World War II era (1940-1946)
Service branch	Army--WAC
Item description	A black and white, fold-out, four page pamphlet addressing a family's possible concerns about their daughter's WAC enlistment. On the cover is a letter from Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby. The inside of the pamphlet, titled "She's in the Army Now!" includes topics such as: what to expect during the first few days; meeting new people; tests and interviews; nutrition and fitness; classes; recreation; counseling services; and religious activities.
Veteran's name	Meng, Idelle Singletary
Veteran's biography	Idele Singletary Meng (1895-1970)of Austin, Texas, served in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) during World War II . Idele Singletary Meng was born 9 March 1895 in Austin, Texas. She married William Meng, and in 1941 they moved to Carpinteria, California where they owned a ranch. Meng also wrote for a local newspaper, the <em>Santa Barbara News-Press</em>, as the "Carpinteria correspondent" On 14 March 1944, at the age of 49, she enlisted in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) with duty in the Army Air Forces. She had hoped for an assignment in the South Pacific because she had lived for a time in Hawaii. Meng reported for training at the First WAC Training Center, Fort Des Moines, Iowa, where she completed the five week course of training. The Army transferred her to Pratt Army Air Field, Kansas with assignment to the 246th Army Air Force Base Unit on 25 May 1944. There she assumed duties as the base mail clerk. In addition to these duties, Meng wrote articles for the Pratt AAF newspaper, including the "WAC of the Week" column. Meng received a promotion to Private First Class effective 1 July 1944 and was subsequently promoted to Corporal. Later, she assumed duties as the Assistant Base Librarian. Meng left the service on 12 September 1945. Later, she moved to San Diego, California, where she died in August 1970, at the age of 70.
Type	text
Original format	pamphlets
Original publisher	[Place of publication not identified] : Recruiting Publicity Bureau, United States Army
Language	en
Contributing institution	Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection	WV0436 Idelle Singletary Meng Scrapbook
Collection summary	Scrapbook contains newspaper and newsletter clippings, including "WAC of the Week" columns, military documents and handbooks, photographs, small banner, and ephemera.
Rights statement	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Additional rights information	NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES. This item has been determined to be free of copyright restrictions in the United States. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material.
Object ID	WV0436.2.001
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	900817734

A personal message to the family of the girl who has joined the army [circa 1944]

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