Unit photograph of Ida M. Foote's WAC Detachment, Des Moines, Iowa, April 1944
Gift of Jane Dickman Schlaht
Description:
Photograph, unit. Ida M. Foote's WAC Detachment. Official caption: "16th Co., 3rd Regiment, First WAC Training Center, Fort Des Moines, IA. April 25, 1944. Lt. Catherine E. Simpson, Commanding Officer. Let. Harriet E. Hassell, Second in command. Lt. Audrey V. Jurgens, Supply Officer." Des Moines, Iowa. 25 April 1944
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04/25/1944
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Ida Foote and her husband moved from Fremont, Nebraska to Los Angeles, California to work in the war industry. Foote's two sons, Earl and George, were killed in action early in the war. Shortly after, she joined the Women's Army Corps. Collection includes correspondence and a few photographs.
Geography:
Des Moines
Latitude:
41.600
Longitude:
-93.600
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Women--Military service--Iowa
Group portraits--Iowa