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WACs – Women’s Army Corps
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WAC – Women’s Army Corps
The Women’s Army Corps was originally created in 1942 during World War II as the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). The unit, under the command of Oveta Culp Hobby, was formed for non-combat duty to enable able-bodied men to serve in combat.
The WAACs were trained and given official status, but their salary was less and they received few of the benefits given to men. In 1943 the name of the corps was changed to Women’s Army Corps (WAC) and, no longer an auxiliary corps, the women were granted equal status with men.
In addition to clerical duties, the WACs served as cartographers, photographers, medical technicians, aircraft mechanics and other crucial non-combat duties. Other women served in the more traditional Army Nurse Corps. Unlike women in the other branches of service, WACs served both in the United States and overseas.
The WAC was dissolved in 1978 when male and female military forces were integrated.
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