Creation Date
circa 1944-1945
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Description
Sepia tone portrait of Sergeant Marguerite D. McNeil in uniform. McNeil was among the second group of U.S. WACs to arrive in Australia to serve in General MacArthur's headquarters during World War II. She served in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. She died in Belfast, Maine, on November 6, 2005. See also NA3218 for an interview with Marguerite's sister Anne McCarthy.
Topic
Women in the Military
Collection
MF144
Series Number
NA3218
Identifier
p14532
Recommended Citation
"Sergeant Marguerite D. McNeil" (2023). Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Image Gallery. 280.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nafoh_gallery/280
Rights and Access Note
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Existence and Location of Originals
Located at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress: AFC 2012/047 https://lccn.loc.gov/2013655211.
Keywords
World War II, Women in the Military, Female soldiers
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