Alice Starr May Collection
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Alice Starr May
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Photograph of Alice Starr May, taken when she was on leave in Fort Smith, Arkansas, circa 1944. This picture was a gift for her mother.
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Graduation from photography school
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Photography school graduates pose for a group photo at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado, icrca 1944. Alice Starr May is picture on the first row, second from left. The woman in civilian clothes standing beside Alice was the civilian photography instructor. The man kneeling in center was the Sergeant Instructor.
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Oral History interview with Alice Starr May
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Primarily documents Alice Starr May's service with the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and Women's Army Corps. May recalls wanting to join the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps as a way to learn something and see the world. She describes the physical difficulties of basic training, as well as the fun she had, and her delight when the WAACs became the Women's Army Corps because she felt like a part of the real army-air force. May describes the respect she had for the men in the military, how proud she was to be a soldier and an American, and the comradeship she experienced. May describes the respect she had for the men in the military, how proud she was to be a soldier and an American, and the comradeship she experienced.
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Work detail, Eglin Field, Florida
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Alice Starr May, top row, far left, and other members of a work detail pose in their work uniforms at Eglin Field, Florida, circa 1944. They are believed to have just finished their shift.
