One Woman's World War II
Violet A Kochendoerfer
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Description for One Woman's World War II
The memoir of a woman who served not only in the Women's Army A uxiliary Corps but the American Red Cross as well during both World War II and the ensuing occupation. Num Pages: 211 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Memoirs by sailors, soldiers and pilots who fought in World War II abound, but here is a rarity: a personal account by a woman who served in both the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the American Red Cross during the war and after the occupation.
The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was established in 1942, allowing American women for the first time to serve, in supporting roles, in the military. The following year, Violet A. Kochendoerfer, an independent and adventurous young Minnesota woman, joined the WAACs. Always alert to new opportunities, she soon left for a job with the American ... Read more
Memoirs by sailors, soldiers and pilots who fought in World War II abound, but here is a rarity: a personal account by a woman who served in both the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the American Red Cross during the war and after the occupation.
The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was established in 1942, allowing American women for the first time to serve, in supporting roles, in the military. The following year, Violet A. Kochendoerfer, an independent and adventurous young Minnesota woman, joined the WAACs. Always alert to new opportunities, she soon left for a job with the American ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813118666
SKU
V9780813118666
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