第二次世界大战的HRPE：夏威夷来到汉普顿路！- 水手博客

对于亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民遗产月，我们将重点介绍Women’s Army Corps (WAC)第二次世界大战期间，他在汉普顿道路上服役：伯纳尔达·帕拉戈索（Bernalda N. Paragoso）和下士埃德温娜·克莱尼（Edwina Cluney）。两名妇女均来自夏威夷檀香山，经过基础培训后，他一起驻扎在Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation. Fortunately for us, the Honolulu Star Bulletin and Honolulu Advertiser reported regular updates about their “Island Girls” who had joined the military, so we know a bit about their lives!

左：贝纳尔达·N·帕拉戈索（Bernalda N. Paragoso）下士，右下角埃德温娜·克莱尼（Edwina Cluney），炫耀了他们的新运输军肩徽章。

While the Women’s Army Corps was founded on May 15, 1942 (then the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps) they did not recruit women living in Hawaii until October of 1944. This was because Hawaii was technically still a territory, and did not become a state until 1959. All women from Hawaii were recruited to the WACs from October-December of 1944, and trained together in one unit at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Because Hawaii was already quite diverse, this made the Hawaii unit possibly the most diverse training unit in the WAC, with women of Japanese, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Irish, and English descent. Both Corporal Bernalda N. Paragoso and Corporal Edwina Cluney trained in this unit as privates.

1945年3月6日毕业前夏威夷培训单元的图像。地点：佐治亚州奥格索普堡。（图片由American History.si.edu提供）。

Corporal Cluney在入伍期间，在当地报纸上有几次出演，其中包括与父亲的照片，父亲是当地警察部队的侦探。这张照片在入伍的日子里向她展示了她的父亲和警察局长。埃德温娜（Edwina）的父亲来自新英格兰（New England），她的母亲是夏威夷人。

从左到右，埃德温娜·克莱尼（Edwina Cluney）入伍，警察局长W. A. Gabrielson侦探中尉（图片由檀香山广告商提供，1944年10月24日）。

帕拉戈索（Paragoso）下士是菲律宾人，也是夏威夷第一位加入WACS的菲律宾妇女。在训练过程中，帕拉戈索（Paragoso）以最好的姿势被宣布为WAC。她还以热爱跳舞，并与朋友在当地的USO俱乐部跳舞的朋友一起度过所有的空闲时间。

1945年7月11日，由檀香山广告商提供的Bernalda N. Paragoso肖像。

Cpl. Cluney and Cpl. Paragoso were stationed at HRPE together, and were initially assigned to clerical work. As they progressed and were promoted, they were both assigned to the debarkation and embarkation department which handles all troop movements. This included keeping track of records of all military personnel moving through the port, and helping recently returned soldiers contact their families.

Members of Camp Patrick Henry’s Orders Section. Edwina Cluney sits in the front right seat, Bernalda Paragoso sits second to left in the front row.

One issue of the Honolulu Star Bulletin reported that Cluney and Paragoso spent a three day pass vacation together, staying at the Hotel Leon de Ponce in Roanoke, VA. It reported that while the WACs enjoyed seeing snow for the first time, they did have some difficulty adjusting to the winter weather in Virginia. Cluney and Paragoso also spent Christmas together at the camp, where a Christmas tree party was held in the barracks day room.

埃德温娜·克莱（Edwina Cluney）对CPL讲话。Aenida Conzalez涉及WACS。埃德温娜（Edwina）站在后面，右第二。（图片由1944年10月3日的檀香山广告商提供）。

重要的是要记住，许多在军队中服役的人都是普通人，他们感到爱国义务，并希望早日结束战争。同样重要的是要记住，亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民，例如CPL。Cluney和Cpl。帕拉戈索（Paragoso）与种族主义和性别歧视作斗争，以服务他们的县。他们的道路并不容易，但是他们为今天的许多妇女，亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民奠定了道路。为此，我们感谢他们！