Teamski Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share #26 Posted January 16, 2009 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share #27 Posted January 16, 2009 There are others, if you want to see them. It's neat to see Gertrude in the uniforms on display here. Cool stuff! -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted January 17, 2009 Share #28 Posted January 17, 2009 Teamski, What an awe inspiring group you have there. And very nicely displayed too. How luckey you are to have this unique chance to preserve someone's story!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tino Posted January 22, 2009 Share #29 Posted January 22, 2009 Wow, fantastic grouping! They don't come much better and more complete than that. I also have a small grouping from a WAC that spent time at Fort Oglethorpe. Her name was Violet Krider, is this name mentioned anywhere in your documents or pictures? You never know, they might have known each other. Just curious, no big deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share #30 Posted January 23, 2009 Wow, fantastic grouping! They don't come much better and more complete than that.I also have a small grouping from a WAC that spent time at Fort Oglethorpe. Her name was Violet Krider, is this name mentioned anywhere in your documents or pictures? You never know, they might have known each other. Just curious, no big deal Sorry for not responding to you sooner! I looked up Violet Krider in the Santa Ana yearbook, but no luck. You have to remember that Fort Oglethorpe was one of two bases that did basic training for the WACs during WWII. With over 150,000 WACs in WWII, the odds of having her mentioned is pretty small, sorry. There is her entry in the AAD, however: ARMY SERIAL NUMBER A-502769 A-502769 NAME KRIDER#VIOLET#M######### KRIDER#VIOLET#M######### RESIDENCE: STATE 51 INDIANA RESIDENCE: COUNTY 039 ELKHART PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 5140 INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 28 28 DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 01 01 DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 43 43 GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION AUX# Undefined Code GRADE: CODE 9 Aviation Cadet BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION WAC Women's Army Corps BRANCH: CODE 09 Inactive Reserve FIELD USE AS DESIRED # # TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law LONGEVITY ### ### SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life NATIVITY 51 INDIANA YEAR OF BIRTH 15 15 RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen EDUCATION 4 4 years of high school CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 105 Clerks, general office MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 9 Women's Army Corps CARD NUMBER # # I can't get into Ancestry.com right now, so I can't add to the above, unfortunately..... -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tino Posted January 23, 2009 Share #31 Posted January 23, 2009 Thanks for your reply and checking the yearbook! The odds were indeed very slim but you never know. 150.000 WAC's , I guess Fort Oglethorpe was the place to be if you were a male in the 1940's Thanks again, Tino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share #32 Posted January 23, 2009 No problem, I wish I could help you more. Here are some shots of her dogtags, Good Conduct Medal, bracelets, Ring and a family heirloom: a Prussian Order of the Crown that has it's ribbon suspension removed and a pin added to the back. Both of her parents were straight from Germany. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Sgt CES Posted June 6, 2009 Share #33 Posted June 6, 2009 Hello--great group !!!!!!! 1st Sgt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiger83 Posted June 22, 2009 Share #34 Posted June 22, 2009 Ski, This is simply amazing! I am so glad that this all went to you. I know you will preserve this collection as it should be done. Thanks for showing everything...Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortworthgal Posted June 22, 2009 Share #35 Posted June 22, 2009 That is an amazing WAAC/WAC grouping! One of the best I have seen. Very cool that you were able to keep it all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share #36 Posted June 23, 2009 Thanks! I never showed her childhood yearbooks from the late 20's or the photos. If you are interested, I could take a couple shots of those. I even have some of her report cards! -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share #37 Posted March 20, 2015 With another Collector's Day coming up at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover AFB, I will be displaying Gertrude Moller's grouping for the 10th year in a row. It was at this show back in 2004 that a friend of hers looked over my table and asked if I was interested in Gertrude's items. I mentioned that I never had any WAC groupings in my collection and that I knew next to nothing about WACs. We set up a time for the following Saturday to take a look. Gertrude died that Thursday, so I never had the opportunity to ask her the loads of questions I have for her. That said, she did a pretty good job of telling me her story through her "artifacts" as she kept everything from her childhood clippings of articles on aviation to photos from throughout her life. I am happy to be the caretaker of her story. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfireguy Posted March 20, 2015 Share #38 Posted March 20, 2015 Great complete grouping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share #39 Posted November 11, 2016 I figured that it is Veteran's day, so let's pay tribute to Gertrude Moller once again! -Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorothy Posted December 27, 2016 Share #40 Posted December 27, 2016 Thank you for share, it's awesome stuff and history ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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