My Small Woman's Services Collection

[Austin R]

I never intended to collect Woman's Services items, but I accumulated a few items in my 5 years of collecting. I thought I would share it.

First is a grouping to a WAC in the Second Service Command. Olive A Brown enlisted in 1943 at the age of 49. My limited research leads me to believe that her son may have been, Kenneth W. Brown (1921-1944), was killed in New Guinea. (Would someone with an ancestry account be able to confirm this?)

The Grouping consist of her uniform blouse, overcoat, and two overseas caps.

[Austin R]

The next uniform belongs to Nellie Burkholder. She served at a hospital in Manila during WWII. Some of her Letters were featured in the book G.I. Nightingales: The Army Nurse Corps In WWII.

The grouping Consist of Her American Legion Uniform from the 60s, a pair of Austrialian made field trousers, and her raincoat.

[Austin R]

Last is a 999th AAF Base Unit patch. This was a unit who trained Wasp in Orlando Florida.

[carrabassett]

Thanks for sharing, love that patch!!

[Bob Hudson]

I looked through the 1930 and 1940 census rolls and could not find a connection between Olivia and Kenneth.