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May 15, 1942

On May 15, 1942, world War II: In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is signed into law. Michael Beloff, Robert Christgau, Jochen Rindt would arrive in the same year.

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World War II: In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is signed into law.

The Women's Army Corps was the women's branch of the United States Army. It was created as an auxiliary unit, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), on 15 May 1942, and converted to an active duty status in the Army of the United States as the WAC on 1 July 1943. Its first director was Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby.

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1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1942nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 942nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 42nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1940s decade.

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On May 15, 1942

1942 World War II: In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is signed into law.

US Army's women's branch (1942–1978)

The Women's Army Corps was the women's branch of the United States Army. It was created as an auxiliary unit, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), on 15 May 1942, and converted to an active duty status in the Army of the United States as the WAC on 1 July 1943. Its first director was Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby.

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