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

2014-3422
Accession Number
2014-3422
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348666617
Related Collection
Long, Westray Battle Boyce Papers
Keywords
Military bases
Women
Women soldiers
Receptions
People Pictured
Long, Westray Battle Boyce, 1901-1972
Bailey, Mildred Inez Caroon, 1919-2009
Rasmuson, Mary Louise Milligan, 1911-2012
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U.S. Army

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Description
Current and former Women's Army Corps (WAC) Directors are manning the receiving line at a reception honoring the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the WACs. Colonel Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson (third from left) greets the mother of retired Colonel Mary Hallaren while her mother, Mrs. Milligan, is greeted by Major Mildred Bailey (fifth from left). On the far left is retired Colonel Westray B. Leslie, chatting with an unidentified man. The reception was held in Patton Hall at Fort Myer, Virginia.
Date(s)
May 14, 1962