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Description

Elisabeth Covington Smith served as an officer in the Women's Army Air Corps and the Army at the end of WWII and during the Korean War. She loved to travel, visiting many countries during her time in the service and after her retirement in 1965. This collection contains photographs of her travel's through Japan, Thailand, India, and the Philippines 1950-1953, photographs of For Lee, Virginia and a base near Atlantic City, New Jersey in the 1940s, her military medals ribbons and pins, and her uniform (ca. 1965) with cap, skirt, and jacket (with all insignia, buttons, patches and bars.)

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Collection Size

1.75 cubic feet

Publication Date

January 2017

Keywords

U.S. Army Women's Air Corp (WAAC), Korean War 1950-1953, Japan, Thailand, India, Philippines

Disciplines

History | Military History | United States History | Women's History

Document Type

Finding Aid

MS-204: Elisabeth Covington Smith Dewing Collection

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