Mollie Weinstein Schaffer (1916–2012)
Författare till Mollie's War: The Letters of a World War II WAC in Europe
Verk av Mollie Weinstein Schaffer
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- Födelsedag
- 1916
- Avled
- 2012-04-08
- Kön
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Bostadsorter
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Yrken
- letter writer
U.S. Army
memoirist
medical records secretary - Kort biografi
- Mollie Weinstein Schaffer grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and enlisted in the U.S. Women's Army Corps (WACs) at the start of World War II. After basic training, she was sent to Europe as a medical records secretary, and accompanied American troops into England, France, and Germany. She was demobilized and returned to the USA in 1945. The following year, she married Jack Schaffer, with whom she had three children. With her daughter Cyndee Schaffer, she wrote a memoir of her wartime experiences, incorporating the letters and photos she sent home, Mollie’s War (2010).
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Mollie's war : the letters of a World War II WAC in… av Mollie Weinstein Schaffer
The 150,000 women who serve in the Women's Army Corps are now seen as the undersung heroes of World War II. This memoir describes the life of a WAC enlistee who would serve in England when it came under attack, France immediately after the Allied invasion, and Germany after VE Day. From her experience in basic training in Daytona Beach to the climactic moment when she saw the Statue of Liberty as her ship approached American shores upon her return home, this work provides a glimpse into the life of a woman in uniform during this crucial time in American history.… (mer)
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- Medlemmar
- 9
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- #968,587
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