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"A company of Negro WAACs was reviewed by the Hon. Lester A. Walton, U.S. Minister to Liberia, on a visit to an American camp near Monrovia [Liberia]. The WAACs are shown as they lined up for review." |
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"Willa Beatrice Brown, a 31-year-old Negro American, serves her country by training pilots for the U.S. Army Air Forces. She is the first Negro woman to receive a commission as a lieutenant in the U.S. Civil Air Patrol." |
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"Two Negro SPARS pause on the ladder of the dry-land ship 'U.S.S. Neversail' during their 'boot' training at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Station, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, NY. They are recent enlistees and have the ratings of apprentice seaman. In front is SPAR Olivia Hooker and behind her is SPAR Aileen Anita Cooks." |
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"Inspecting a Grumman Wildcat engine on display at the U.S. Naval Training School (WR) Bronx, NY, where she is a 'boot' is a WAVE Apprentice Seaman Frances bates." |
