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Women
in the U. S. Army, 1944
Courtesy, Newark Public Library
New Jersey women served in the Armed Forces during World War II in a
variety of non-combatant roles. The women in this photo, members of the
Women's Army Corps
stationed at Fort Hancock, NJ, are taking stock inventory in the Fort Hancock motor pool
building. The woman at the lower left is PFC Joanna M. Walowry - Whitehead
of Irvington. She also served in the South Pacific and was awarded two
bronze stars. Thirteen female physicians served in the Army, among
them Dr. Jessie D. Read (1903 -1978) of Westfield.
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