Mary Baruth was a telephone operator when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. She joined the Army after a fight with her boyfriend. she served in the Army Airways Connection where she investigated people who were going to be doing secret work to dig up as much information on them as she could. Before she joined women in the service had a reputation for being "raunchy."
I found this great propoganda poster warning soldiers about loose women. This is not aimed at the women in the service, but I thought it brought up an interesting point. Afterall, the soldiers who were sleeping with these women weren't being considered loose or carriers of disease.
She met some nice women who were in the Army and they convinced her that the things she had heard were not true. She decided to give it a chance and loved it. She says she is so thankful for her chance to serve her country and had a splendid time doing it.
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