Chronology of World War II

Tuesday, May 11


WAACs Arrive in Great Britain


WAACs Arrive in Great Britain
This photo from May 11, 1943 shows the first contingent of Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) officers and enlisted women to arrive in Great Britain. They are greeted by the pipe band of the 7th Battalion, Scottish Home Guard, waiting on the dockside in Gourock, Scotland.
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