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Women's Army Corps (WAC) Officers at the WAC's Twentieth Anniversary Reception

From left to right, Colonel Irene Galloway, Fourth WAC director; Colonel Mary Hallaren (Ret) Third WAC director; Colonel Westray B. Leslie (Ret), Second WAC director; Colonel Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson WAC director and Major Mildred Bailey, Commanding Officer WAC, Detachment, Fort Myer, Virginia are attending a reception honoring the twentieth anniversary of the Women's Army Corps. The reception was held at Patton Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia.

Colonel Westray B. Leslie (Ret) Greets Guests at Reception for the Founding of the Women's Army Corps (WAC)

Retired Colonel Westray Battle Boyce Leslie (left) is greeting guests at a reception honoring the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the Women's Army Corps. Colonel Leslie was the second Director of the WACs. From left to right: Colonel Leslie; Mary (Mrs. Omar) Bradley; Colonel Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson, Major Mildred Bailey (mostly obscured) and General Omar Bradley (Ret). The reception was held at Patton Hall, Fort Meyer, Virginia.

United States Women's Army Corps 20th Anniversary Reception at Patton Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia

Current and former Women's Army Corps (WAC) officers are manning the receiving line at a reception honoring the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the WACs. From left to right: Colonel Mary Hallaren (Ret); Colonel Westray Battle Boyce Leslie (Ret.); Lieutenant Colonel Catherine H. Foster; Colonel Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson (mostly obscured); and Major Mildred Bailey. The reception took place at Patton Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia.

United States Women's Army Corps (WAC) Twentieth Anniversary Reception at Patton Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia

Current and former Women's Army Corps (WAC) officers are manning the receiving line at a reception honoring the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the WACs. From left to right: Colonel Westray Battle Boyce Leslie (Ret); Mrs. Charles Bolte; Colonel Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson; Major Mildred Bailey; General Charles Bolte (Ret). The reception was held at Patton Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia.

United States Women's Army Corps (WAC) Twentieth Anniversary Reception at Patton Hall, Fort Meyer, Virginia

Current and former Women's Army Corps (WAC) officers are manning the receiving line at a reception honoring the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the WACs. From left to right: Colonel Westray Battle Boyce Leslie (Ret.); Mrs. Faith; Colonel Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson; Major Mildred Bailey; Brigadier General Donald C. Faith (Ret.), Commandant of the first WAC Training Center, Fort Des Moines. The reception was held at Patton Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia.

Reception Line at the 20th Anniversary of the Founding of the Women's Army Corps (WAC)

From left to right, Colonel Mary Hallaren (Ret), Third Director of the WAC; Colonel Westray B. Leslie (Ret), Second Director of the WAC; Mrs. Hallaren, Colonel Hallaren's mother; Colonel Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson; and Mrs. Milligan, Colonel Rasmuson's mother, in a receiving line at a reception. The reception in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the WACs and was held at Patton Hall, Fort Meyer, Virginia. Others in the background are unidentified.

Conference of Women's Army Corps Directors at Fort Des Moines, Iowa

Attendees at the Conference of WAC Staff Directors, held at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. First row, left to right: Major Evelyn B. Nicholson, Major Susan Gornick, Major Marion C. Lichty, Lieutenant Colonel Geraldine P. May, Captain Katheryn Painton, Captain Shirley Odell, Major Grace M. Barth, Colonel Westray B. Boyce, Lieutenant Colonel Helen Woods, Major Helen Hedekin, Major Margaret E. Perry, Major Ruth Kerr, Major Alice W. Brown, Lieutenant Colonel Mary Hallaren. Second row, left to right: Major Eleanor J.

Conference of Women's Army Corps (WAC) Directors, Fort Des Moines, Iowa

Attendees at the Conference of WAC Staff Directors, held at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. First row, left to right: Major Evelyn B. Nicholson, Major Susan Gornick, Major Marion C. Lichty, Lieutenant Colonel Geraldine P. May, Captain Katheryn Painton, Captain Shirley Odell, Major Grace M. Barth, Colonel Westray B. Boyce, Lieutenant Colonel Helen Woods, Major Helen Hedekin, Major Margaret E. Perry, Major Ruth Kerr, Major Alice W. Brown, Lieutenant Colonel Mary Hallaren. Second row, left to right: Major Eleanor J.

Colonel Westray Battle Boyce Leslie (Ret) Enjoys the Entertainment at the Women's Army Corps (WACs) Celebration

Colonel Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson (front row, left) talks with unidentified honored guests during the assembly celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the WACs. Colonel Westray Battle Boyce Leslie (Ret) and her husband William Leslie sit in the second row next to an unidentified woman. The celebration was held at Fort Myer, Virginia. All others are unidentified.