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Title	Receives commission in hospital
Newspaper	Register (Des Moines, Iowa)
Date Original	1943-01-11
Description	Image of a WAAC receiving her officer's bars from another WAAC accompanies article.
Note	Caption reads: A proud new third officer in the women's army auxiliary corps is Vashti Tonkins, Ashland, Va., who was given her oath in a hospital bed at Fort Des Moines army post, where she is recovering from injuries suffered in a fall. Pinning new bars on her jacket is Second Officer Betty Clague (left). Another Negro candidate who received her commission in the hospital was Virginia M. Cheeks, Charleston, S. G, also injured in a fall.
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 World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American
Geographic Subject	United States -- Iowa -- Polk County -- Fort Des Moines
Type	Still image Text Clippings
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 ; 7 x 10 cm.
Digitization Specifications	Master image scanned with Ricoh Aficio 3228C as a JPEG at 600 ppi.
Date Digital	2006-09-15
File Name	1943-01-11-03.jpg
Theme	World War II
Language	eng
Full Text	Register Des Moines, Iowa Receives Commission in Hospital I A proud new third officer in the women's army auxiliary corps is Vashti Tonkins, Ashland, Va., who was given her oath in a hospital bed at Fort Des Moines army post, where she is recovering from injuries suffered in a fall. Pinning- new bars on hervjacket is Second Officer Betty Clague (left). Another Negro candidate who received her commission in the hospital was Virginia M. Cheeks, Charleston, S. G, also injured in a fall.

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