| Accession Number | P04264.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Department of Information |
| Date made | c 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Members of the US Women's Army Corps (WACS) lined up wearing full field kit ready to entrain for ...
Description
Members of the US Women's Army Corps (WACS) lined up wearing full field kit ready to entrain for an operational area. The roles the WACs performed were chiefly clerical workers, including some transport drivers. Front row, 4th from the left has been identified as (A300350) Private First Class Anna Machuga, a Teletypewriter (Teletype) Operator.
In May 1942, President Roosevelt signed a Bill creating the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). This allowed the United States (US) Army to enrol 150,000 officers and enlist women on non-combatant service. In the American summer of 1943 it was redesignated as the women’s Army Corps (WAC). The first wave of WACs from US arrived in Sydney in mid 1944.