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M,
es Mo'nes, Jowa
JIM J
75) WA;
Parade Here
St ;die Along in Memorial Day
With their skirts wafting in the breeze, 750 marching WAACs were a feature of the Memorial day parade here Monday. They are pictured striding along west on Locust
Changes.
One of Des Moines' most realis- Tne parade Monday morning, a| tic Memorial day observances mile and a half in length, illuS' since World War I was heldpatedthechangeswarbrings.lt! Monda.y. There pcluded five companies of was commemor-|WAACs (750 women) who a year ation for men a§*° were civilians, civilian defense who have died volunteers and soldiers from for their country -amp Dodge, Drake university and promise of and Fort Des Moines who, this
A1.EXANJ)KK.
promise support to fighters World War
With an impressive parade and a full day program of cere-ni onies and spe eches, Memorial day this
year had greater significance to thousands here who find their lives closely integrated with the war effort.
Althou
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | 750 WAACs stride along in Memorial Day parade here |
| Newspaper | Morning Register (Des Moines, Iowa) |
| Date Original | 1943-06-01 |
| Topic | Women's military activity |
| Subject |
United States. Army. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female Women soldiers -- Iowa -- Fort Des Moines |
| Geographic Subject | United States -- Iowa -- Polk County -- Fort Des Moines |
| Chronological Subject | 1940-1950 |
| Type |
Text Clippings Still Image |
| Type (DCMIType) |
Text Still image |
| Type (AAT) | Clippings (Information artifacts) |
| Type (IMT) | jpeg |
| Digital Collection | World War II Iowa Press Clippings |
| Contributing Institution | State Historical Society of Iowa (Iowa City) |
| Rights Management | This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Historical Society of Iowa. |
| Contact Information | E-mail inquiries for the State Historical Society of Iowa (Des Moines) should be directed to dm.library@iowa.gov and inquiries for the State Historical Society of Iowa (Iowa City) should be sent to libstu@blue.weeg.uiowa.eduist.html |
| Date Digital | 2007-06-07 |
| Theme | World War II |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Newspaper | Morning Register (Des Moines, Iowa) |
| Date Original | 1943-06-01 |
| Description | Image of 750 marching WAACs accompanies article. |
| Note | Caption reads: With their skirts wafting in the breeze, 750 marching WAACs were a feature of the Memorial day parade here Monday. They are pictured striding along west on Locust st, The parade included soldiers from Fort Des Moines, Camp Dodge and Drake university. Des Moines' two remaining Civil war veterans were the honored personages. |
| Topic | Women's military activity |
| Subject |
United States. Army. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female Women soldiers -- Iowa -- Fort Des Moines |
| Geographic Subject | United States -- Iowa -- Polk County -- Fort Des Moines |
| Type |
Text Clippings Still Image |
| Digital Format | image/jpeg |
| Digital Collection | World War II Iowa Press Clippings |
| Contributing Institution | State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City |
| Rights Management | This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Historical Society of Iowa. |
| Height (cm) | 1 clipping : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm. |
| Digitization Specifications | Master image scanned with Ricoh Aficio MP C3000 as a JPEG at 600 ppi. |
| Date Digital | 2007-05-31 |
| File Name | 1943-06-01-01A.jpg |
| Theme | World War II |
| Language | eng |
| Full Text | M, es Mo'nes, Jowa JIM J 75) WA; Parade Here St ;die Along in Memorial Day With their skirts wafting in the breeze, 750 marching WAACs were a feature of the Memorial day parade here Monday. They are pictured striding along west on Locust Changes. One of Des Moines' most realis- Tne parade Monday morning, a tic Memorial day observances mile and a half in length, illuS' since World War I was heldpatedthechangeswarbrings.lt! Monda.y. There pcluded five companies of was commemor- WAACs (750 women) who a year ation for men a§*° were civilians, civilian defense who have died volunteers and soldiers from for their country -amp Dodge, Drake university and promise of and Fort Des Moines who, this A1.EXANJ)KK. promise support to fighters World War With an impressive parade and a full day program of cere-ni onies and spe eches, Memorial day this year had greater significance to thousands here who find their lives closely integrated with the war effort. Althou |
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