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Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
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FDR revies the WACs  

Did You Know?
During World War II, 50,000 Women's Army Corps soldiers trained on the Chickamauga Battlefield, marking the first time women were officially allowed to join the U.S. Army. On April 17, 1943 President Franklin D. Roosevelt reviewed the WACs in front of the battlefield’s visitor center.

Last Updated: July 11, 2007 at 19:28 EST