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Major General Myron Cramer swearing in Oveta Hobby as the director of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, witnessed by General George Marshall and Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Washington DC, United States, 16 May 1942

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Caption     Major General Myron Cramer swearing in Oveta Hobby as the director of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, witnessed by General George Marshall and Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Washington DC, United States, 16 May 1942 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Washington, United States
Date 16 May 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
 
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Photos on Same Day 16 May 1942
 
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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 545 x 415 pixels



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