Women in the U.S. Military: World War II marked the turning point of women's participation in the United States military. At the beginning of World War 2 the only women actually in the U.S. military were nurses; then first in 1942 came the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC)—later the Women's Army Corps (WAC)—was established in May 1942. Two months later, the Navy began recruiting women into its Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service (WAVES). Women also entered the U.S. Marines and Coast Guard, and women pilots became members of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Service (WAFS) and the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
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United States of America Military Armed Services and Civil Defense Recruiting Posters: When the United States entered World War II the U. S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, United States Marines, all branches of the armed services began aggressively recruiting and scores of government civil defense workers were needed as well. The military and civil defense wanted women as well as men and World War II also created a shortage of nurses many were already in the military so a new uniformed service was created to recruit, educate and fill this void with young American women, the new uniformed service which eventually no longer needed and abolished in 1948 was called the program administered by the U.S. Public Health Service was called the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. All this war recruiting resulted in some outstanding artwork and effective motivational recruitment poster printing by the U.S. government; these awesome military recruiting posters surely made Americans want to join their favorite branch of the armed service or other uniformed services like civil defense or the U.S. Cadet Nurses; some of the best recruiting posters printed during the late 1930's and early 1940s are displayed on these pages. These vintage WWII armed services recruiting posters are public domain images and copyright free images files free for download and any use.
Patriotic World War II posters published by the U.S. Government were often works of art by notable artists of the 1940s to inspire, inform, and educate the American people about the war efforts and requirements of the United States and the Allied Countries. These historic Patriotic WWII poster artworks are public domain images because are vintage posters they are copyright free images, works of art in the public domain, download and use them free and freely. God Bless America, may it's patriotic ideas and ideals survive forever against any and all enemies; prey for the United States of America and it's protectors which are in harms way. click for free patriotic American Clipart
Summary Conclusion: Description: WAC Recruitment Poster from World War II, heading reads: Join the WAC, a lovely woman in her Women's Army Corps (WAC) Uniform sits on a camp bed with a portable typewriter on her lap, she types ... this is my war too. lower text reads: This Poster Donated to the WAC by Wamsutta Mills, New Bedford, Mass.; Most Military Recruitment Posters for Women or otherwise were produced and distributed by agencies of the United States Government. This Women's Army Corps (WAC) recruitment poster is a beautiful unique lithograph donated to the WAC that designed and produced by the Wamsutta Textile Mills of New Bedford, Massachusetts doing their bit to help the war effort by helping support a new branch of the Armed Services that needed some extra support; additionally there are also USA services and stuff for purchase from ads for American Patriotic themed items for sale on this copyright free public domain World War Two Vintage Women's Army Corps (WAC) Recruitment Poster Join the WAC ...this is my war too graphic page.
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