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See also [[Camp Ritchie#Who trained there|Camp Ritchie — who trained there]], [[Ritchie Boy Programs#Dr. Beverley Driver Eddy — Ritchie Girls and WACs|Ritchie Girls and WACs]], [[The Stories/The Patricia Crane Story|The Patricia Crane Story]], and [[Themes]]. | See also [[Camp Ritchie#Who trained there|Camp Ritchie — who trained there]], [[Ritchie Boy Programs#Dr. Beverley Driver Eddy — Ritchie Girls and WACs|Ritchie Girls and WACs]], [[The Stories/The Patricia Crane Story|The Patricia Crane Story]], and [[Themes]]. | ||
In July 1954, about thirty-five former Camp Ritchie WACs gathered in Hagerstown, Maryland, for what the ''Morning Herald'' described as the first reunion of a WAC contingent and the formal organization of the Camp Ritchie WAC Association, chaired by [[Massaro, Frances M. (A701441)|Frances Massaro]] until officers were elected. The paper estimated that about 150 WACs had been stationed at Ritchie during the war. | |||
== MISLS yearbook (transfers to Camp Ritchie) == | |||
Nisei and other MISLS WAC translator graduates who moved to Camp Ritchie appear in a 1946 school yearbook (Fold3). Captions record '''21''' transfers after the November 1945 commencement and further transfers when the WAC Detachment deactivated in February 1946. See [[Nisei and Pacific#MISLS WAC Detachment and Camp Ritchie]]. | |||
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MISLS_WAC_grads_bus_to_Camp_Ritchie.jpg|WAC MIS grads leaving for Camp Ritchie | |||
MISLS_WAC_Capt_Marian_E_Nestor.jpg|Capt. Marian E. Nestor (MISLS WAC Detachment CO) | |||
MISLS_WAC_first_twelve_MISLS_steps.jpg|First WACs at MISLS with Capt. Nestor | |||
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== Faces == | == Faces == | ||
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| [[Hunt, Zelpha A. (A805936)|Zelpha A. Hunt]] || || Private | | [[Hunt, Zelpha A. (A805936)|Zelpha A. Hunt]] || || Private | ||
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| [[Hurt, Haruko (WAC)|Haruko Hurt]] || || | | [[Hurt, Haruko (WAC)|Haruko Hurt]] (née Sugi) || || | ||
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| [[Hutchcraft, Patricia (A615801)|Patricia Hutchcraft]] || || Private | | [[Hutchcraft, Patricia (A615801)|Patricia Hutchcraft]] || || Private | ||
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| [[Kashmann, Doris H. (A125848)|Doris H. Kashmann]] || || Technician Fifth Grade | | [[Kashmann, Doris H. (A125848)|Doris H. Kashmann]] || || Technician Fifth Grade | ||
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| [[Kato, Sue (WAC)|Sue Kato]] || || | | [[Kato, Sue (WAC)|Sue Suzuko “Susie” Kato]] (née Ogata) || || | ||
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| [[Kaufmann, Ellen J. (A206769)|Ellen J. Kaufmann]] || || Technician Fourth Grade | | [[Kaufmann, Ellen J. (A206769)|Ellen J. Kaufmann]] || || Technician Fourth Grade | ||
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| [[Stoumen, Helene R. (L304113)|Helene R. Stoumen]] || || Captain | | [[Stoumen, Helene R. (L304113)|Helene R. Stoumen]] || || Captain | ||
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| [[Sullivan, Della L. (A800187)|Della L. Sullivan]] || || Sergeant | | [[Sullivan, Della L. (A800187)|Della L. Sullivan]] || || Sergeant | ||
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== Sources == | |||
* [https://www.fold3.com/image/704852335 Fold3 MISLS WAC yearbook p.90] · [https://www.fold3.com/image/704852256 p.91] (WAC transfers to Camp Ritchie) | |||
* [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/28285598/ “Bernice Green of Former WACs Here For First Reunion,” ''Hagerstown Morning Herald'', 30 July 1954] (via Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): ''WAC Contingent.doc'') | |||