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It is everything that gets those soldiers to the frontline.” These are five of the most influential women during World War II. Andrews describes Hobby as the most famous woman in the U.S ...
These women ... World War II. Women stubbornly persisted in their new military roles instead of quitting and often impressed those around them. That persistence forced many dubious career soldiers ...
There are more stories of heroism out of World War II than can ever fit in a school ... Reba Whittle was the only U.S. female soldier to be imprisoned as a POW in the European theater of war.
Joan Mabel Harrison served in the British Army’s women’s branch during World War II and stands out in old ... to be the oldest surviving female soldier of WWII, surpassing Ena Collymore ...
STEVE: When the Second World War began in 1939, women were encouraged to join ... world famous Royal Hospital Chelsea for retired British soldiers. This short film is from the BBC series, Our ...
Jacqueline Cochran founded the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), a civilian organization that trained women to fly transports. It reportedly flew about 60 million miles during World War II ...