Staff Officers of the Fort Worth Guardettes

Creator

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Identifier

20031491

Description

Guardettes. Staff officers, left to right, Julia E. Meyer, Inez Thompson, Gladis Foote, Gladys Mitchell, Lula Mae Koepp and Eileen Hickman. Six women in a military jacket and skirt uniform with light blouses, dark solid color ties, wide leather belts, cross-chest straps, garrison caps, stockings, and dark shoes (different styles, all with low heels for walking). Two of the women are wearing rings on their left hands. They are standing in front of a building made of corrugated metal siding and roof on a gravely area with grass growing against the building. Clipping:"Staff officers of the Fort Worth Guardettes, with headquarters 2200 Montgomery. Left to right, Maj. Julia E. Meyer, Capt. Inez Thompson, adjutant; Capt. Gladis Foote, Lt. Gladys Mitchell, Lt. Lula Mae Koepp and Staff Sgt. Eileen Hickman. --All Star-Telegram Photos." Stamped: Star-Telegram. Morn. Nov. 7, 1943.First Texas Defense Guardettes, women's defense unit. Formed in 1942. Group named in "Texas and War: New Interpretations of the State's Military History, Mendoza and Grear. Citation is on page 91, #13.

Archival Date

1943-10

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-295

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Guardettes; Wartime Organizations; Meyer, Julia E.; Thompson, Inez; Mitchell, Gladys; Koepp, Lula Mae; Hickman, Eileen; Military uniforms