BARS FOR IOWANS
Among the WACs receiving gold bars in first commissioning ceremonies since the officer candidate school's return to Fort Des Moines from Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., were two Iowans. They are Lt. Mary J. Leonard (left), Colfax and Lt. Helen S. Sanborn, Irvington. Lt. Sanborn attended Iowa State Teachers college at Cedar Falls and Lt. Leonard is a graduate of the University of Iowa.
Source: Des Moines Tribune, May 26, 1945 (photo included)
