US WAC (Womens Army Corps) badge
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm)
Creator(s)
- Bertha Elston (Subject)
- United States. Army (Distributor)
Biographical History
Bertha Lurey Elston was born in Chicago in 1910. She enlisted in the U.S. Army in December 1943, where she worked for the London edition of the newspaper Stars and Stripes. She attended officers candidate school and in July 1945 became second lieutenant. She was discharged in February 1946.
Archival History
The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by the Estate of Bertha Lurey Elston.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Bertha Lurey Elston
Scope and Content
Badge from U.S. Army W.A.C. uniform.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular cloth body with slight arch with yellow embroidered text and two five pointed stars against a black background.
People
- Elston, Bertha Lurey.
Genre
- Object
- Military Insignia