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Proclamation recognizing and celebrating the women veterans who selflessly served our country during World War II.
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WHEREAS, Allegheny County salutes and remembers the many American female veterans who have courageously and honorably served in the military on behalf of our nation; and
WHEREAS, women have formally been a part of the United States Armed Forces since the inception of Army Nurse Corps in 1901, but have proudly served alongside and supported our nation’s military since the American Revolution; and
WHEREAS, women achieved full military status during World War II, and tens of thousands served with distinction as members of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WACS), Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service (WAVES), and the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP); and
WHEREAS, the poster of “Rosie the Riveter,” produced by Westinghouse, was part of the national campaign in the United States to enlist women in the workforce. Rosie became one of the most successful recruitment tools in American history, and the most iconic image of working women in the World War II era. More than six million female workers helped to build planes, bombs, tanks and other weapons that would eventually win World War II; and
WHEREAS, in peacetime and in time of peril, and in a variety of demanding roles, women service members have demonstrated great skill, sacrifice, and devotion to freedom;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Allegheny County Council, on behalf of the citizens of Allegheny County, does hereby salute and thank the World War II Women Veterans and generations of American servicewomen and their families, who have proudly served our great county, the Commonwealth and the nation, doing their part to protect our land, people, freedoms and legacy.
Ila Cole
Ila served from May 1945 until November 1947 as a WWII navy WAVE which was created after Congress passed a law that allowed the Navy to accept women in the reserves during wartime. Ila began ...
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