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WWII Vintage Army WAC & WAAC Recruitment Booklets and Pamphlet Set of 3

$ 42.23

Availability: 100 in stock

Description

It was wonderful to find these items showing the importance of Women during WW2.  These recruitment items are a great reminder.
1. The largest item is the "Introducing The New AIR WACS".  It's 10 1/4" X 8".  It consist of the cover and the 2 page insert.  It also includes the one page "Qualification Certificate for Enlistment in The Women's Army Corps to Serve the Army Air Forces.  The pages are all loose and were never stapled.  (Pictures 3&4).  There are creases and folds.
2. "Back of the Fighting Front...Women's Army Auxiliary Corps United States Army" is a 32 page booklet.  The pictures in this booklet give shots of the recruitment center, issue of uniforms and shots, training, PT, jobs and duties.  The cover does have spots on the right side of the front cover and left side of the back cover.  Other than that, it's in nice condition for its age.  It's 9"x6".  (Pictures 5-8).
3. "Facts You Want to Know About the WAC   Army of the United States~Women's Army Corps is also 9"x6".  This is a 24 page booklet explaining "The WACS...what they are".  "They do 155 important Army jobs".   The booklet outlines those jobs with pictures and a list.  It also explains "The WACS...Why They're vital to victory".  It has a chart of different WAC Grades and Pay.  (A WAC private gets per month and officers can get as much as 3.33 a month at the top grade.  It also has a page for parents, different uniforms and eligibility requirements.  Good used condition with some folds on pages.  (Pictures 9-12).
Just a quick FYI...No matter what job a WAC did, they all wore the PALLAS ATHENE emblem.  She is the goddess of military wisdom and of crafts, symbolizes the purpose and the work of the Women's Army Corps and the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.  Women would wear this proud emblem into the 1970's.