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Photo created by Annette McClaren

Five training centers were opened . The first at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, the second at Daytona Beach, Florida, the third at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, the fourth at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and the fifth at Camp Ruston, Louisiana. 

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WAC BAND COMBO

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14th WAC ARMY BAND FT DES MOINES IA

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1950's band (Dona Dellott collection)

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Marion L. Griffith (photo courtesty of sandy brown).

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Rosella Collins (photo courtesty of sandy brown).

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Photo courtesy of Wac is a soldier too documentry JENNY MURDOCK

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Photo Courtesy of Dyamix Productions www.wacband.com

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Photo Courtesy of Dyamix Productions www.wacband.com

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photo courtesy of Robert Delano

                                             1954 Wac Band
 
Mona Meltz- Nova Chiles- Bernice Goldstein- Rosella Collins- Wanda Blair- Ella Wiliams-Mary Goulet- Jo Sever- Charlene Johnson- Sally Woest- Jan Wilbur- Marjorie Kimmel- Jackie Duval

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photo courtesy of Robert Delano

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Rose Davis (photo courtesty of sandy brown).

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LT Peterson (photo courtesty of sandy brown).

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(photo courtesty of sandy brown).

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Photo courtesy of Wac is a soldier too documentry

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Photo courtesy of Wac is a soldier too documentry middle ROSELLA COLLINS

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Photo courtesy of Wac is a soldier too documentry SFC Marjorie Kimmel Trumpet player

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Photo courtesy of Wac is a soldier too documentry

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Photo courtesy of Wac is a soldier too documentry Jane CURLY Kilgore

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Photo courtesy of Wac is a soldier too documentry JO MEYERS TROMBONE PLAYER

 Joan Myers   joined the Women's Army Corps in 1950, She took her basic training at Ft Lee Va  and After basic training  she auditioned for the 14nd Army WAC Band, at that time the only all-woman band in the services.

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photo courtesy Greenquest Video Productions www.greenquestvideo.com

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photo courtesy of Dr Jill Sullivan 400TH WAC BAND

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photo courtesy of Dr Jill Sullivan 401st WAC BAND

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photo courtesy of Dr Jill Sullivan 402nd WAC BAND

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photo courtesy of Dr Jill Sullivan 403rd WAC BAND

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photo courtesy of Dr Jill Sullivan 404th WAC BAND

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404th WAC BAND

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404th WAC BAND

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SGT HULL

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photo Anniston Star

                                               GADSDEN CENTER
A 16 piece Wac dance band, performed at the Officers club on Ft McClellan, for the National Defence Transportation Association, on 7 Dec 1954.
 
Front Row: PFC Dora Melloff- Janet Rihko- PVT Bertha M Davison- CPL Jenny B Murdock- PFC Ruth E Hearns- PVT Wanda Berger and SGT Mary M Gonlot.
 
Middle row: SGT Beverly Boyle- SFC Margorie Kimmell- PFC Dona Mellott- SFC Joan Meyers- PVT Carol J Hallingho-SGT Rosella Collins-PVT Beverly Deval
 
Back row: PVT Lucille ? SGT Jane Kilgore and PVT Eva Aever

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wac band gullian field 1963 (wac museum archived photo)

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Jay Beard-Kathy Sidor-Connie Byer- Patty Lenard 1967-1970

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Photo's courtesy of CW4 Vic Owen

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Photo's courtesy of CW4 Vic Owen

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14th Wac army band concert 1974

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Photo Courtesy of Dyamix Productions www.wacband.com

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Candy jones on drums-Debbie Karns-Beth Hammer, Kathryn Nelson, Jeanne Pace and Starran Wise

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WAC COMBO BAND

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WAC BAND ( Delores Mattox collection)

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WAC DIXIE LAND BAND (Delores Mattox collection)

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Photo courtesy of the Deloris Mattox collection

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Maude- Rosella Collins- Mona meltz-Pat Browning-Goldie-Karen brooks and Barb Graham

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PAT-GOLDIE- MAUDE- AND KAREN BROOKS

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SSG MARGARET (MAGGIE) CLEMENSON OVERSTREET

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MSG Maggie Overtreet

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Photo Courtesy of Dyamix Productions www.wacband.com BERNICE GOLDSTEIN

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                       MSG Bernice Goldstein "GOLDIE"
Native of Coney Island NY, joined the army in 1952, stationed at Ft Lee VA. She is a french horn player by trade, mastered the drums, keyboard and a musical saw. Still entertains the troops in the Washington DC area

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JULIE PLUMER- Carly -ANN FOX-JUDI TOTH AND IDA KNIGHT

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MSG BERNCE GOLDSTEIN 2nd from left

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IDA KNIGHT

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ROSIE CAPALUNGEN- Drape (Tabard) registered with the Heraldic Registry and is specfic to theWACBand

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CHIP LAXO ?

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KATHY TAPP and MELINDA WHITMAN 1970' tour

Kathy Tapp and me taken at Wellman's Bridge-Vu Dinner Theater and Restaurant at the Holiday Inn, US Rte 30, Valparaiso, IN, on tour with the WAC Band 29 April thru 12 May 1970. Tour included performances in Valparaiso, IN; Freeport, IL; Lacrosse and Stevens Point, WI; Mankato, MN; Sioux City, IA; Yankton, SD; Omaha and Lincoln, NB.

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ANN LOGAN CROSSLAND

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Photo courtesy of the Deloris Mattox collection

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WAC DANCE BAND

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Photo courtesy of the Deloris Mattox collection

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Photo courtesy of the Deloris Mattox collection

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Photo Anniston Star- WAC BAND 1972 ANNISTION AL

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Photo Anniston Star- SEPT 1978 14th ARMY BAND

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Photo courtesy of the Deloris Mattox collection

WAC Band photo taken in October 1970, in front of the US Army Headquarters, US Women's Army Corps Center, Fort McClellan, AL. Commander (far left) is CPT Patricia Hickerson, Enlisted Bandleader (far right) is MSG Ramona Meltz, and Drum Major is SFC Margaret (Clemenson) Overstreet.

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SSG IVY WILLIAMS (tuba) and SFC ROSOE COLLINS (drum major) 1970's

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WAC Band photo taken on 20 October 1970 at the WAC Center parade field on Fort McClellan, AL. Commander (at left) is CPT Patricia Hickerson, Enlisted Bandleader (far right) is MSG Ramona Meltz, and Drum Major is SFC Margaret Overstreet.

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1971 WAC BAND, (photo Anniston Star & Sue Fraiser)

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MSG BERNICE GOLDSTEIN

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JEANNE PACE LEADING WAC BAND & MSG GOLDSTEIN ON THE RIGHT.

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14th ARMY BAND ( Jeanne Pace collection) late 1979

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photo courtesy of CW4 Vic Owen--CWO4 Vic Owen Company Commander/ Conductor14th Army Band

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photo courtesy of the Anniston Star

                                    14TH WOMEN'S ARMY CORP BAND
                                               Ft McClellan AL
 
The WAC Band  presented  a special assembly at Jacksonville  State sponsored  by the student gov't on  5 July 1955.  LT Alice  V Peters, conductor- SGT Marjorie Kimmell Assistant conductor- SGT Rosella Halverson Collins trombone section leader and SGT Ella Wiliams, Clarinet section leader.

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Photo courtesy of the Anniston Star-PFC Connie Byer (lyre) 11 OCT 1968

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Anniston Star= OCT 1968 bass drum- Pat Browning-Barbara Lush-Maggie oversreet -Mamie Newell- unk

                             WAC BAND PRACTICE FOR ROSE BOWL PARADE
 
The rose bowl is seven miles of playing and marching, as the band moves closer to the rose bowl parade New years day 1969, they also practice and march seven miles daily . CPT Ruth E Glaspey, Commander and the 51 women, said the seven mile march maneuver on the first day of 1969 will be more than a routine parade or practice march at Ft McClellan..
 
The band was invited  to perform in the 1969 Rose bowl parade. They will also be on a two week tour, performing at Disneyland. Las Vegas and San Diego. The band practiced everyday, taking hikes with their instruments, picking remote areas and odd hours so they did not conflick with traffic.

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WOJG COMPANY COMMANDER and CONDUCTOR

                                       WOJG  KATHERINE  V   ALLEN
Band master Camp Lee. A graduate of Juillard school of music, was welcomed 5 March 1949 along with 10 band members by the Wac Training Center commander, several months later 16 more members joined the  unit. WO Allen later formed small groups, A dance band, dixieland jazz  band, barber shop quartet. She complete her tour in 1952 and was replaced by then 2nd LT Alice V Peters, who maintained that position until 1961.

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COMPANY COMMANDER and CONDUCTOR

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Captain Alice Peters


JANE "CURLY" KILGORE (ISG ret)

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ROSELLA "COLLIE" COLLINS

                                       SFC Rosella May Collins
 
She enlisted in the army 27 Nov 1950 and played trombone in the women's army corps band. She served for 20 years. She became a section leader for the trombones, concert bands, dance bands and the dixieland band. She graduated from the Navy's school of music, where she graduated first in her class of 500 student. The course was 23 weeks.
 
She later became a drum major for the WAC band. Her list of past performances included the Cuban missle crisi, rose bowl bowl parade in 1969, three presidential innaugual parades.

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Romona Meltz Wac band director

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                                                ROMONA J MELTZ
A 9 year band member selected by the Center Training commander, A accomplished musician, director and instructor "a natural leader" held the position for 10 years. She was selcted a  SGM in 1973, but decided to retire. She earned the Legion of Merit for her performace Jan 1962-1973

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BARBARA GRAHAM ANDERSON Last Wac Band director 1974-1976

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JO MEYERS- PAT BROWNING and MONA MELTZ

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Photo courtesy of Wac is a soldier too documentry JO MEYERS

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GRETCHEN SCHLAGER -BOB DELANO- DEB SCHARF

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Photo Courtesy of Dyamix Productions www.wacband.com PFC JUDITH TOTH

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CPT JOYCE ESLICK (LTC ret)

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CPT RUTH GLASPEY UNIT COMMANDER

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CPT LINDA CRAIN UNIT COMMANDER

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KATHY MACALLISTER (Daughter)

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katy mcAlllister Blount- Gen Mary Clark and Katherine McAllister Mosely

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Melinda Whitman and Debra Karns, late 1970's

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photo courtesy of CW4 Vic Owen- KAREN SYVERSON and ARDYCE GREGOR 1970's

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Jeanne Pace and Ardyce Gregor 1976 or 1976

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Photo courtesy US Army Big Picture-Music Men

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photo courtesy of the Wac Museum archive Ft Lee VA

part of the Band exhibit at the museum. the tabard that
hangs from a trumpet, the mace and baldric used by the drum major, and
the heraldic drums. All of the designs on this display was was registered
with the Dept of Heraldry.

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photo created by Annette McClaren

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                     Programs shared by Anne Todd  Walsh 
 
she was the Chief of the PT Committee for the WAC Center from Dec 1971 to Jul 1973.  She saw every woman, enlisted and officer who came to Fort McClellan for Basic Training or OBC during that time frame.  they conducted all the physical training and health related classes.  she stayed in the Army Reserves and retired with 30 years of service.  

        WAC BAND 1971  CHRISTMAS CONCERT PROGRAM

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1973 WAC BAND and SOLDIERS CHORUS OF THE US ARMY FIELD BAND

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