Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (United States)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_organization
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gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:WAAC
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gptkbp:activeDuring |
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:approvedBy |
gptkb:Public_Law_554
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gptkbp:became_part_of |
gptkb:U.S._Army
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gptkbp:convertedTo |
gptkb:Women's_Army_Corps_(United_States)
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:disbanded |
1943
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gptkbp:established |
1942
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gptkbp:firstDirector |
gptkb:Oveta_Culp_Hobby
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gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Edith_Nourse_Rogers
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gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (United States)
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gptkbp:initial_authorized_officer_strength |
1,000 women
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gptkbp:initial_authorized_strength |
25,000 women
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gptkbp:not_granted |
full military status
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gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Mary_McLeod_Bethune
gptkb:Oveta_Culp_Hobby gptkb:Charity_Adams_Earley |
gptkbp:purpose |
allow women to serve in non-combat roles in the U.S. Army
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Women's_Army_Corps_(United_States)
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:WAAC
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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