Women serving during WWII

[zaika]

I got a hold of a WEALTH of photos from my grandfather's service during WWII in Italy and North Africa. This photo was included, and I just had to share it with you ladies!

Probably WACs?

 

[AmateisGal]

Oh, what an awesome photo! LOVE it.

 

[zaika]

oh, i'm glad you like it! i knew you'd appreciate it! lol

 

[Tigerlily]

That photo is so cute!

 

[alexandra]

I found my Granny's VAD shirt in the basement today which was a nice find. I wish I could find the whole uniform.

 

[Vintage Betty]

That is soooo cute! Thanks for posting!

Vintage Betty

 

[Idledame]

It looks like it went with an article about how they have learned how to bathe using only one tin cup of water.

 

[Lotus Leroux]

Great photo! Thanks for posting.

 

[Lola Valentine]

It looks like it went with an article about how they have learned how to bathe using only one tin cup of water.

I was thinking something very similar lol

 

[rachw182]

That's a great photo!!

 

[zaika]

It looks like it went with an article about how they have learned how to bathe using only one tin cup of water.

ha! mostly likely. lol

 

[miss_elise]

that's a fab picture!

 

[PS]

Has anyone read "Our Mothers War"?
It was about WW2
I wrote a paper recently for my History class and used this as one of my main reference books. I did so through Google.com/scholar so I wasn't able to read large portions of it. However it was very inspiring. Even certain passages just really hit home. My paper was based around the underlying abilities of women that often get overlooked.
I am going to get my own copy here shortly but found what I did read in the book really inspirational. It just really exemplified what we are capable of even if we aren't sure of ourselves.

 

[Charlie Noodles]

Here's some women fighter aces. Marina Raskova and Lyudmila Pavlichenko are also worth a look.

 

[zaika]

PS...that looks like a great book! i'll be buying that one, thank you very much.

Charlie - as a russophile, i salute you for mentioning those amazing women in this thread. when i was student, their stories really surprised me. i had no idea they fought in combat.

 

[leaette]

I have that book. It's a great starter for the beginner researcher. If you're a seasoned researcher, it's good to have in your stash of books but you will probably know everything that is in that book. However, the bibliography in that book is great. I've highlighted many sources.

"Since you went away" is a great book you can get on amazon. I've read it a few times already. It's all letters written by women on the homefront.

"We band of angels" is a fantastic read about US nurses in the Pacific who get captured by the Japanese.

That is a really cute pic zaika. I can't imagine bathing with a canteen cup! ARGH!

 

[June]

Zaika, what a fantastic picture ! :eusa_clap