[Florence S. Weil on base, circa 1944]
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Title |
[Florence S. Weil on base, circa 1944] |
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Date |
1944 |
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Date approximate? |
yes |
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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--WAAC
Army--WAC |
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Item description |
Florence S. Weil walks on a road on base, circa 1944, as two other WACs smile in the background. All three women wear the WAC wool overcoat. |
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Veteran's name |
Weil, Florence |
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Veteran's biography |
Florence S. Weil served in the WAAC and WAC during World War II.
Florence S. Weil of New York City was a war radio analyst and an editorial assistant at "Esquire" magazine before enrolling in the WAAC in 1942. Weil was stationed at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, and then Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, where she attended Officer Candidate School. |
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Type |
image |
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Original format |
photographs |
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Original publisher |
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] |
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Contributing institution |
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries |
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Source collection |
WV0225 Florence S. Weil Papers |
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Collection summary |
Photographs, Correspondence, 1942-1944; menus and newspaper clippings, 1942-1943. |
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Rights statement |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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Additional rights information |
IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the rights holder noted above for permission to reuse. |
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Object ID |
WV0225.6.002 |
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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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OCLC number |
900812422 |
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