Women soldiers

WAC Technician 5 Mary A. Kosierowski of Hudson, Pennsylvania, and a member of the 6669th WAC Headquarters platoon displays a plaque sent to her by a Polish officer she met. The Polish officer was surprised that she was fluent in Polish. The plaque contains Kosierowski's name, crossed Polish and American flags and the Polish insignia. She was stationed with the Fifth Army, Sparanise Area, Italy.

WAC T/5 Daisy E. Jessup of Bremerton, Washington, of the 6669th WAC Headquarters platoon checks to see that all the clothes on the rack are hanging neatly before leaving for her work with the Fifth Army, which is stationed in the San Marco Area, Italy.

WAC Private First Class Katherine T. Egner of Portland, Oregon, uses a bucket to draw water from a well near her bivouac area in Italy. Sher serves as a typist in ordnance as part of the Fifth Army, Sparanise Area, Italy.

WAC Technician 5 Dorothy E. Kengle of Tulsa, Oklahoma, "has solved her stocking problem by merely joining the WACs. Now when they run dotty merely runs to the supply room and salvages them for a new pair." She is shown getting stockings from Sergeant Bertha C. Benninghoff of Edina, Minnesota. Both women are serving in the Fifth Army, San Marco Area, Italy.

WAC Technician 5 Florence N. Terry from Houston, Texas, is shown dropping a V-Mail letter in the box outside the Orderly Room tent. This letter will be photographed in a nearby city and on its way within 48 hours. She is stationed with the Fifth Army, San Marco Area, Italy.

WAC Technician 5 Mary A. Wellman of Houston, Texas, a typist with the Fifth Army Headquarters, points to her sleeve chevron. She is a member of the 6669th WAC Headquarters Platoon. Fifth Army, Sparanise Area, Italy.

Private First Class Caroline Hartman of Bronx, New York, shows the photographer what a WAC carries in her bag. Contents include a wallet, compact, perfume, nail clippers, pencil, coke and ration card, 2 v-mail and one air mail letters, three snapshots, soldiers pay book, one pocket knife, two combs two prayer books, memorandum notes, one St. Christopher medal and an address book. Private Hartman was stationed with the Fifth Army, San Marco Area, Italy.

WAC Margaret Stringfellow of Ashland, Kentucky looks over a German remote control "baby tank" that has been sent back to the rear area for examination. Stringfellow is a typist in Fifth Army Headquarters and is a member of the 6669th WAC Headquarters platoon, stationed in Italy.

Sergeant Bertha C. Benninghoff of Edina, Minnesota, of the 6669th WAC Headquarters Platoon exhibits the new triple threat amongst the dog tag wearers overseas. Sergeant Benninghoff is wearing, in addition to her general issue dog tags, one of her boyfriend's tags. Sergeant Benninghoff is with the Fifth Army, Sparanise Area, Italy.

Corporal Rose E. St. Clair of Johnson City, Tennessee is shown regulating the new diesel oil burner that has been adopted for the field tent. Five gallons will give continuous heat for ten hours. Corporal St. Clair is with the Fifth Army, San Marco Area, Italy.