WAAC - This is my war too!
Poster
1943 (made)
1943 (made)
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The Women 's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was created in 1942 as a service distinct from the existing Women's Nursing Corps. WAACs were able to serve within the Chemical Warfare Service, the Quartermaster Corps, the Signal Corps, and, of course, the Army Medical Department, in addition to the usual positions open to women. Most female recruits saw their role within the military as non-combatant, undertaking auxiliary, support roles.
Object details
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| Title | WAAC - This is my war too! (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | "WAAC - This is my war too!", Women's Army Auxiliary Corps poster by Dan V. Smith, Recruiting Publicity Bureau, U.S. Army, USA, 1943 |
| Physical description | Poster showing a glamorous WAAC recruit, in her uniform, standing before an undulating U.S. flag. Above the image, slightly obscured by the recruit's hat, printed in a grey typeface, 'W A A C', and below the image, white on grey, ''This is my war too! Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, United . States . Army' |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | The Women 's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was created in 1942 as a service distinct from the existing Women's Nursing Corps. WAACs were able to serve within the Chemical Warfare Service, the Quartermaster Corps, the Signal Corps, and, of course, the Army Medical Department, in addition to the usual positions open to women. Most female recruits saw their role within the military as non-combatant, undertaking auxiliary, support roles. |
| Other number | LS.526 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.1417-2004 |
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| Record created | December 14, 2004 |
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