Gertrude McSpiritt papers
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Title |
Gertrude McSpiritt papers |
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Date |
Undated |
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Subject headings |
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army--Women |
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Era |
World War II era (1940-1946) |
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Service branch |
Army--WAC
Army--WAAC |
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Item description |
Manuscript collection. Not yet digitized. |
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Veteran's name |
McSpiritt, Gertrude |
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Veteran's biography |
Gertrude McSpiritt served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the Women's Army Corps from June 1943 to November 1945. She attended basic training at Fort Devons, Massachusetts, and was then sent to Presque Isle, Maine. McSpiritt later worked as a recruiter in Providence, Rhode Island, before being transferred to Kindley Air Force Base in Bermuda. She was separated from the service at Fort Dix, New Jersey. |
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Collection |
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Language |
en |
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Contributing institution |
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries |
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Source collection |
WV0156 Gertrude McSpiritt Papers |
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Collection summary |
Memoir, ca. 1999; School Group Presentations Speeches, ca. 1999; Photocopies of photographs, 1943-1945; photo, 1999; Correspondence between McSpiritt and the Army, 1995-1996; "Air Transport Command, What Does it Signify? What Does it Mean to You? What Does the WAC Do in the ATC?" ca. 1943-1945 |
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Rights statement |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ |
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Additional rights information |
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED. The copyright status of this item has not been fully evaluated and may vary for different parts of the item. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material. |
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Object ID |
WV0156.0.000 |
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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/ |
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