Irma Jackson Cayton Wertz 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?: Only a part of this collection has been digitized.
Where can I find more information?: https://uncg.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/166
What's in the full collection?: Correspondence from Donald M. Downey to Cody, 1945-1946; Downey's other correspondence, 1937-1946, 1956-1959, undated; Miscellaneous newsletter and newspaper clippings, circa 1940.
Full biography: Marie Cody served in the United States Navy WAVES during World War II. Marie Cody was stationed in Washington, D.C., and California as a member of the United States Navy WAVES. At that time, she was engaged to pilot Larry Downey, who went missing in action. Cody later began a relationship with Larry's brother Donald through correspondence.
Topics: Women's History
Military
Branch of service: Army -- WAAC
Army -- WAC
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

: Letter from Irma Jackson Cayton Wertz to her mother; Wertz discusses Company 1907 and what she has learned while a WAC. She mentions women leaving the WACs and describes a funeral of a twenty-one year old woman. She closes by asking for a birthday present.

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