WAAC

Women Veterans have made significant contributions throughout American history, often overcoming gender barriers and breaking new ground. Among these remarkable women is Donna-Mae Smith, the first woman bugler in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC).

Despite joining the military when women had few opportunities, Jeanne Holm defied many odds and became a leader who promoted gender equality in the Air Force.

Harriet Daniel served with the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) in WWII. She was a teletype operator in Italy from 1943 to 1945. For her wedding, her roommate sewed her wedding dress from a parachute.

Dovey Johnson Roundtree was recruited by Dr. Mary Bethune, along with 39 other African American women, to initiate the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps.

Geneva Fields Ford served during World War II in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, where she worked in motor pool dispatch and transferring special orders.

Dorothy Walters Cutts served in both World War II and the Korean War as a military nurse in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps.

Reva Stetten Stern Gornbein served for three years during World War II as a member of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps.