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Creation of the WAAC
"Congress approves the bill to create the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps" (Women in the U.S Army, U.S. Army, Interactive Timeline). -
WAAC renamed WAC
"Womens Auxilary army is officially renamed the Womens Army Corps, becoming a new branch of government."
(Women in the U.S Army, U.S. Army, Interactive Timeline). -
Regular Army Status
"On 12 June 1948, President Truman signed into law the Women’s Armed Services Integration act that permitted women in the Regular Army and the Organized Reserve corps (later the US Army Reserve)" (Women in the U.S Army, U.S. Army, Interactive Timeline). -
WAC AUS Terminated
"The WAC, Army of the United States (AUS) is terminated. Women who are honorably discharged from the WAC (AUS) reenlist in the WAC Regular Army"(Women in the U.S Army, U.S. Army, Interactive Timeline). -
WAC 20th anniversary
"The WAC's 20th Anniversary" (Women in the U.S Army, U.S. Army, Interactive Timeline). -
Discontinuance of the Women’s Army Corps
"[...] WAC, are discontinued and their members reassigned"
"The WAC is officially inactivated as a separate Corps"(Women in the U.S Army, U.S. Army, Interactive Timeline). -
Combined Basic Training
"Army Chief of Staff orders combined male-female basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. More locations follow"(Women in the U.S Army, U.S. Army, Interactive Timeline). -
LTG Claudia Kennedy
"Claudia Kennedy was the first women to attain the role lieutenant general in the U.S Army" (Women in the U.S Army, U.S. Army, Interactive Timeline) -
Spc. Monica Brown
"Spc. Monica Brown is the second female Soldier since World War II to be awarded the Silver Star.Women make up a significant portion of the total Army: The Active Duty Army, 69,700 at 14.4%, the Reserve and Guard, 42,100 at 12.7%" (Women in the U.S Army, U.S. Army, Interactive Timeline). -
First Woman Four Star General
"Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody became the first female four-star general in military history and also became the first female to lead a major Army command (Army Materiel Command)." (Women in the U.S Army, U.S. Army, Interactive Timeline).