Lady GI: A Woman's War in the South Pacific: The Memoir of Irene Brion

TitleLady GI: A Woman's War in the South Pacific: The Memoir of Irene Brion
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1997
AuthorsBrion, Irene
Number of Pages178
PublisherPresidio
CityNovato, CA
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When war came, Irene Brion, like many other young Americans, male and female, was eager to do her part. Enlisting as a recruit in the Women's Auxilliary Army Corps, the forerunner of the more familiar Women's Army Corps (WAC), Private Brion traveled to Fort Devens, Massachusetts, where she learned how to be a soldier, and then to Camp Carson, outside Colorado Springs, where she learned on the job how to be a dental technician. The "needs of the service" ultimately resulted in her being trained as a cryptanalyst. The author highlights her personal experiences during her tour of duty - the thrill of retreats in the Colorado Rockies, the vast panorama of America from a troop train, the lure of the Pacific, and her first sight of palm fringed beaches.

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