Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators Unit

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:abilities bilingual in English and French
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Hello Girls
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:World_War_I_Victory_Medal
Distinguished Service Medal (to Grace Banker)
gptkbp:commanded Grace Banker
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1920
gptkbp:faced denial of veteran status after war
gptkbp:formedIn 1917
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators Unit
gptkbp:notableFor first group of women to serve in the U.S. Army in a military capacity
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Helen_Hill
Grace Banker
Inez Crittenden
gptkbp:numberOfMembers over 200
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:U.S._Army_Signal_Corps
gptkbp:role telephone operators
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:France
gptkbp:veteranStatusGranted 1978
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Army_during_World_War_I
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8