Jones County

 
Pvt. Helen A. Foote

 

 

70 Pct. Of Iowa WACs From Fighting Families

A survey of approximately 70 per cent of the total Iowa WAC enlistment reveals its close integration with the war effort through service of members overseas and in this county, and through other members of their families.

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18 Iowa WACs known to be serving overseas follows:

Pvt. Helen A. Foote, Anamosa, a former school teacher, is now clerking in an army office in England.

Source: Des Moines Register, December 5, 1943