Lola Chaconas Collection

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Who's responsible?: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries (Repository)
How much has been digitized?: This collection has not yet been digitized.
Where can I find more information?: https://uncg.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/1087
What's in the full collection?: Honorable Discharge (facsimile),1944; Obituary, circa 1988; Veterans Administration ID card, undated; photograph (copy), circa 1942-1944; Khaki Uniform jacket and skirt, circa 1942-1944; Overseas Cap, circa 1944; WAC Ribbon, circa 1944.
Full biography: Lola V. Forbes Chaconas (1920-1988) served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and Women's Army Corps (WAC) from 1942 to 1944. Lola Virginia Forbes Chaconas was inducted into the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps on Christmas Eve, 1942, in Richmond Virginia. Pvt. Forbes worked as a duplicating machine operator and was stationed at Ft. Bliss, Texas when she was honorably discharged in May of 1944.
Topics: Women's History
Military
Branch of service: Army -- WAC
Army -- WAAC
Conflict: World War II era (1940-1946)
Subject headings: World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army--Women
Contributing Institution: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries

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