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.
