| Women’s Army Volunteer Corp | |
|---|---|
| Active | August 1942 – 1945 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | U.S. Army |
| Type | Paramilitary |
| Role | Secretary Vehicle operator |
| Size | 400 |
| Part of | Women's Army Corps |
| Commanders | |
| Field Director | Mrs. Marjorie S. Breffeilh[1] |
The Women's Army Volunteer Corps was an organization within the Women's Army Corps in which women could serve as office assistants or military bus drivers.[2]
The Corps was formed in 1942 by women employees of the Office of the Military Governor, and numbered 400 personnel.[3]
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References
- ^ "Hawaii War Records Depository HWRD 1329". Hawaii War Records Depository Photos. University of Hawaii at Manoa Library. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "American Archives Month - Diversity, A Part of the American Dream". October 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ Stentiford, Barry (4 June 2002). The American Home Guard: The State Militia in the Twentieth Century. Texas A&M University Press. p. 151. ISBN 9781585441815.
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