女子军团(WAC)于1942年成立;originally it was the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), but it was converted to active duty status in 1943. This made WACs unique to other women’s military groups, because it was the first time, and the only group, that integrated women into the United States Military. Around 150,000 women volunteered to serve in the WAC during World War II. Women were not allowed to fulfill ‘active combat’ roles in the military, but that still left over 250 support roles in the army to step into, from stenographer to map maker, photographer to truck driver, mechanic to switchboard operator. All of these positions were vital to the war effort. Many of the women who joined the WAC had a relative or sweetheart already serving, and hoped to bring their loved ones home sooner by aiding in the war effort.
这些女性大多在后方服役,接管了办公室和其他非战斗工作,这样男性就可以去海外作战。这些妇女驻扎在各种类型的国家军队设施,与陆军服务部队、地面部队、陆军空军和陆军医院合作。阅读更多