City Sending Two More to Service in Women's Corps
Two Waterloo women have been accepted for service in the women's army corps, one with the air transport command and the other in the regular corps., it was announced Wednesday by Lt. Eleanor Lee, at army recruiting headquarters in the federal building here.
New Wacs are Inez L. Campbell, 21, of 408 1/2 East Thompson avenue, and Norma J. Collins, 20, of 744 Conger street.
Miss Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Campbell, Hawkeye, Ia., was employed a the John Deere Tractor Co, before her enlistment in the transport command. She will be called to active duty about Aug. 15, and will receive training at Fort Des Moines and Rosecrans field, St. Joseph, Mo.
One brother Virgil P., is serving with the infantry in China, and another, William D., is in training for the navy air corps in Minneapolis, Minn.
Miss Collins, daughter of Mrs. Ruth Collins is at home waiting call to active duty. She will receive six weeks basic training at Fort Des Moines and then will be assigned to further specialized study. A brother Theodore R. Collins, is now serving with the coast guard.
Miss Collins was formerly employed at the Illinois Central railroad office in Waterloo.
Source: The Courier, Waterloo, IA -- July 12, 1944
Miss Norma Jean Collins, 744 Conger street, a member of the Wac, has been asigned to duty at Hoff General hospital, Santa Barbara, Cal.
Source: The Courier, Waterloo, IA - December 20, 1944
Word has been received here of the marriage of Norma J. Collins, daughter of Mrs. Ruth Collins, 505 Wyoming street, to Sgt. Hansford C. Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.V. Taylor of McLeod, Tex.
The single ring ceremony was performed July 13 in Santa Barbara, Cal.
Sergeant Taylor is stationed at Hoff general hospital in Santa Barbara as was Mrs Taylor, prior to her honorable discharge for the Wac, on July 13. Mrs Taylor was employed by the Illinois Central railroad before entering the service. The couple is at home in Santa Barbara.
Source: The Courier, Waterloo, IA - August 26, 1945 (photo included)
