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United States Women's Army Corps Twentieth Anniversary Reception, Patton Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia

2014-3420
Accession Number
2014-3420
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348666613
Related Collection
Long, Westray Battle Boyce Papers
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Military bases
Women
Women soldiers
Receptions
People Pictured
Long, Westray Battle Boyce, 1901-1972
Stahr, Elvis J. (Elvis Jacob), 1916-1998
Bailey, Mildred Inez Caroon, 1919-2009
Hallaren, Mary Agnes, 1907-2005
Rasmuson, Mary Louise Milligan, 1911-2012
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U.S. Army

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Current and former Women's Army Corps (WAC) officers are manning the receiving line at a reception honoring the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the WACs. From left to right: Colonel Mary Hallaren (Ret.); Colonel Westray B. Boyce Leslie (Ret.); Colonel Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson; Major Mildred Bailey; Mrs. Elvis Stahr; and Secretary of the Army Elvis Stahr, Jr. The reception was held in Patton Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia.
Date(s)
May 14, 1962