Ruth Marlatt Strawn (1920-?), of California, enlisted in the United States Women's Army Corps (WAC) as an Aviation Cadet on 21 January 1943. In 1945, she was stationed at Camp Ross in Wilmington, California, until the end of World War II.
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This collection consists of eight personal letters from Strawn to Mrs. and/or Mr. Webster of West Covington; Kentucky; and one letter from Strawn's friend Lauretta to her parents. These letters talk about the active life she enjoyed with Lauretta and their fellow WACs off-duty. She also described the places she, Lauretta, and her parents travelled to, discussed her brief stay in the base hospital whlie undergoing surgery for a hernia, and lastly her excitement that the end of the war was announced.
Ruth Marlatt Strawn (1920-?), of California, enlisted in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) as an Aviation Cadet on 21 January 1943. In 1945, she was stationed at Camp Ross in Wilmington, California, until the end of the war.
Women's History Military
Army -- WAC
World War II era (1940-1946)
World War, 1939-1945 United States. Army--Women
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
