SP7 Lucki Allen takes headcount during red alert, February
17 - 18, 1968, the night the ammunition dump at Bien Hoa was hit by the Vietcong. |
CLERK-TYPISTS -- Specialist Five Diane P. Turbyfill
works in the USARV G-2 section. Many of the staff sections of the
headquarters employed WACs to release soldiers for other duties. Circa 1967. |
1967 -- NO
"CASEY" HERE -- First Sergeant Marion C. Crawford shows that she knows what
softball is all about as she laces a line drive to the left field during a combination
picnic-softball game with an Air Force unit. |
TIME FOR A BREAK -- Two clerical specialists in the USARV Inspector
General's office pause for a moment to talk things over. They are Sp5 Kathleen E.
Stoner (left) and Gwen K. Faught. Circa 1967. |
ON PARADE -- USARV WAC Detachment commander
CPT Peggy E. Ready leads
the unit toward the parade ground during a recent awards ceremony. Circa 1967. |
WAC DRILL TEAM --
USARV WAC Detachment First Sergeant Marion C. Crawford leads the members of the precision
drill team in a salute. Circa 1967. |
Members of the USARV Band greet the WACs of Long Binh with a
concert on the morning of the Women's Army Corps Anniversary, May 14, 1968. |
The
Bien Hoa ammo dump takes a direct hit on the night of February
17, 1968. Only an open field separates the WAC Detachment in Long Binh from the ammo
dump |
Children from Bien Hoa enjoy a party at the WAC Detachment, Long
Binh, 1968. |