2.+Women’s+Army+Corps+(+WAAC)+and+General+George+Marshall

Dear Diary I am writing today about the new Corps for women. The Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) was created today, May 14, 1942, the Women's Army Corps (WACS) is the female component of the United States Army(Hall 1). A man named General George Marshall spoke today saying” There are innumerable duties now being performed by soldiers that can be done better by women(Cullen 1)." After he was done with his speech I felt very proud to be a women. George Marshall made me feel that I was in a good place at the right time. I found out later that under this bill,women volenteers would serve in no war positions.Although, the WAAC bill also failed to provide the women with government life insurance, death benefits, or veteran's medical benefits(Ford 1). So that is a downward spiral for me. The enlisted women were junior leaders,leaders,staff leaders,techical leaders,first leaders,and chief leaders. These titles were the equivalent of private, corporal,sergeant,staff sergeant,technical sergeant, and master sergeant. The women received less pay than men with the equivalent rank or rate. The WAAC bill also failed to provide the women with government life insurance,death benefits,or veteran's medical benefits(Hall 1). I hope that in the end this WAAC works out because im very into the idea. Judith Jones



Hall, Marie-Beth. "Women's Army Corps (WAC)." In Tucker, Spencer C., gen. ed. Encyclopedia of     American    Military History. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2003.

Ford, Lynne E. "Women's Army Corps (WACS)." In Ford, Lynne E., ed. Encyclopedia of Women and American Politics. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2008

Cullen-DuPont, Kathryn. "Women's Army Corps (WAC)." Encyclopedia of Women's History in America, Second Edition. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2000.