Women's Army Corp Recruiting program

Creator

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Identifier

20027522

Description

Past and present commanders of the Texas Department of the American Legion, Mark McGee, left, and Henry Love, listen to 1st Lieutenant Earlyn Black, Fort Worth, Texas nurse, describe her life as a prisoner of the Japanese at Santo Tomas Internment Camp, also known as the Manila Internment Camp. This was the largest of several camps in the Philippines in which the Japanese interned enemy civilians, mostly Americans, in World War II. Lt. Black related these experiences at a special Women's Army Corp Recruiting program sponsored by city Legion posts and the Fort Worth WAC Recruiting District in Burnett Park. Mr. McGee and Mr. Love are wearing suits. Lt. Black is standing in between the two men wearing her military uniform. She also has a purse. Star-Telegram Morning Edition March 15, 1945.

Archival Date

1946-02-19

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-392

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Military personnel