Adeline Sears LaPlante Collection
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- Adeline Sears LaPlante
- Adeline Sears LaPlante wearing the WAC[Women's Army Corps] winter service uniform, with an Army Air Force patch on the sleeve and Air Force branch pins on the labels. Unidentifiable insignia on the shoulders. May 6, 1944.
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- Adeline Sears LaPlante
- Adeline Sears LaPlante wearing the WAACs (Women's Auxiliary Army Corps) summer uniform, October 18, 1942, with salute-bars on shoulders, indicating LaPlante is commissioned. Caption on back of photograph:"Oh deu golden bars! October 18, 1942"
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- Adeline Sears LaPlante WAC training
- Adeline Sears LaPlante standing in front of sign for the Second Division WAC[Women's Army Corps] T.C.[training command] Cantonment Area, in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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- Adeline Sears LaPlante at WAAC recruitment office, North Carolina
- Caption on back of photograph:"Mr. Riggs, navy recruiter, and I[Adeline Sears LaPlante], in Hickory[N.C.]" posing in front of WAAC[Women's Auxiliary Army Corps] recruitment advertisement.
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- Adeline Sears LaPlante commisioning pinning ceremony
- Adeline Sears LaPlante, with unnamed individual, pinning the salute-bars on uniform.
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- Adeline Sears LaPlante commission ceremony
- Photograph of WAACs[Women's Auxiliary Army Corps] at Adeline Sears LaPlante commission ceremony.
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- Adeline Sears LaPlante first payday
- Caption on back of photograph:"Adeline Sears LaPlante receives her very first paycheck, forty-one dollars, on army payday, September 30."
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- Adeline Sears LaPlante posing with WAAC recruitment poster, North Carolina
- Adeline Sears LaPlante, wearing WAACs[Women's Auxiliary Army Corps] wool overcoat for officers with the winter cap with the officers WAAC eagle insignia, posing next to a WAACs recruitment poster.
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- Adeline Sears LaPlante receives commission ceremony
- Adeline Sears LaPlante outdoor ceremony where LaPlante receives commission. Caption on back of photograph: O.C.[officer candidate] Sears becomes a third officer; second louie[lieutenant] is the preferred title. Oct. 17, 1942."
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- Adeline Sears LaPlante recruitment trip
- Caption on back of photograph:"Loot[lieutenant] Sears in the Recon with McLarry holding banner circuit trip, June '43"
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- Adeline Sears LaPlante with unnamed individual
- Adeline Sears LaPlante with unnamed individual at commission ceremony.
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- Coworkers on recruitment trip
- Caption on back of photograph:"McLarry, Dykstra, dismounted, June '43"
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- Daytona Beach
- Photograph of housing in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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- Letter from Adeline LaPlante to parents
- LaPlante writes to her parents about her living situation in Ohio, her new roommate. LaPlante discusses her new position in public relations and the publicity materials she is producing. LaPlante speaks of airplanes seen on a recent trip to Patterson Field.
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- Letter from Adeline LaPlante to parents
- LaPlante writes a letter to her parents mentioning recent leave spent at a beach in Florida, and a subsequent train journey to Air Service Command at Patterson Field in Ohio. LaPlante writes about her desires for her impending assignment. Also mentioned are her social activities and a trip to Dayton, Ohio.
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- Letter from Adeline LaPlante to parents
- Adeline LaPlante writes to her parents about the difficulties she is facing in regards to her work and ranking. LaPlante is disappointed with her assignment in Intermediate Officers' School, and speaks of her desire to be out of the corps. LaPlante feels looked down upon by her higher ranking peers.
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- Letter from Adeline LaPlante to parents
- Adeline LaPlante writes her parents discussing her work and living situation in Charlotte, North Carolina. LaPlante writes about recruiting young women and her experience representing the WAAC on air at the local radio station, WBT in Charlotte. LaPlante also discussing her experiences dealing with men in social settings.
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- Letter from Adeline LaPlante to parents
- Adeline LaPlante writes a Christmastime letter to her parents discussing promotions and a potential career move into recruiting. LaPlante is mildly distressed about relations with Doug and expresses disappointment in her ranking.
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- Letter from Adeline LaPlante to parents
- Adeline LaPlante writes to her parents about the challenges of life in the WAAC. She discusses exams and a peer-rating system her platoon uses. She also provides information about her schedule and expenses.
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- Letter from Adeline LaPlante to parents
- Adeline LaPlante writes to her parents discussing daily life in the service. She describes her relations with the other women she works with as well as the fit of her uniform.
