Fort Hancock and the WACs
Fort Hancock WACs receive good conduct medal outside Barracks 25, 1944. NPS/Gateway NRA The following are the materials needed for this lesson plan. Fort Hancock and the WACs Lesson Plan, pdf Oral History interview, hosted by Monmouth University, Real Player This interview is with Loretta Reilly Hoffman, a WAC stationed at Fort Hancock. (File will take time to load.) Photo of Loretta Reilly Hoffman, 1945. (courtesy of Hoffman family) |
Did You Know?
Did you know that many celebrities visited Fort Hancock in World War II? Judy Garland performed for the soldiers at Fort Hancock in 1943. Lana Turner also visited the fort during the war. More...