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Offline Alex Sharkey

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Womens Army Core USA WAAC
« on: Sunday 25 February 18 21:34 GMT (UK) »
Is there any searchable database for the womans army core in the USA. I'm looking for a female Sharkey who was a typist in WW2 and earlier. I know she came to visit my Great-Grandfather in 1946 in London England (to visit and say hello) but no other knowledge than that.

If no database then anyone I could email to get contact about the WAAC and their personnel around that time.

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Re: Womens Army Core USA WAAC
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 25 February 18 21:51 GMT (UK) »
I was just the other day looking for such information.  I didn't find anything.  My mother served in the US Army as a typist in the Chemical Warfare Service [gas mask supply and distribution].  I have photos of her in her army uniform with a round badge that says US in the center and around that it says Great Britain and something illegible [Civilian Volunteer?].
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis

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Re: Womens Army Core USA WAAC
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 25 February 18 22:05 GMT (UK) »
https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2006/spring/aad-ww2.html

There is reference to the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: Womens Army Core USA WAAC
« Reply #3 on: Monday 26 February 18 08:52 GMT (UK) »
Interesting, has anyone had any luck finding WAAC records on that database, I'm a bit lost on it.


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Re: Womens Army Core USA WAAC
« Reply #4 on: Monday 26 February 18 09:20 GMT (UK) »
There is a "contact us" link; have you tried that?
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: Womens Army Core USA WAAC
« Reply #5 on: Monday 26 February 18 09:26 GMT (UK) »
Thanks, I've just done that. Will update this thread if anyone emerges. Thanks for the help.