May 15 in American History
Congress established the WAAC, allowing women to serve in the Army in noncombat roles during World War II — the first time American women other than nurses could formally serve. Some 150,000 women would serve, freeing men for combat and proving capabilities the military had doubted. A door opened that never fully closed again.
In 1942: the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps is created. Congress established the WAAC, allowing women to serve in the Army in noncombat roles during World War II — the first time American women other than nurses could formally serve.
Congress established the WAAC, allowing women to serve in the Army in noncombat roles during World War II — the first time American women other than nurses could formally serve. Some 150,000 women would serve, freeing men for combat and proving capabilities the military had doubted. A door opened that never fully closed again.
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