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In WWII, women were prohibited by law from serving in combat units, but that didn't prevent them from actually being in combat.
The Womens' Army Corps (WAC) enlisted women to serve in administrative roles; bookkeeping, typing, generating reports, and as Stateside radio operators.
Nurses were sometimes the most visible women for combat soldiers; upon being evacuated to hospitals in areas removed from the fighting, they did heroic work in treating the injured. Women weren't supposed to go into combat, but sometimes combat came to THEM; a few nurses were captured by the Japanese during the early months of the war, and suffered unspeakable atrocities. And some nurses were killed by Japanese air raids.
Women served as "ferry pilots", flying bombers and fighters from the US, to Labrador, to Greenland, to Iceland, and then to England. This freed up men to fly those fighters and bombers into combat in France and Germany.
Nowadays, while women are generally not assigned to combat infantry roles, they can and do fly fighters, bombers, and support aircraft. In fact, the first woman fighter pilot to engage in combat (flying A-10 "Warthog" tank killers) over Iraq went on to command a fighter squadron, and then retired from the Air Force. In the November 2014 elections, LT. COL Martha McSally was elected to the US House of Representatives from Arizona.
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During world war 2 women were recruited into military to?
Yes but they were not recruided to fight.
What were some ways that women served in the military during World War 2?
Metic
How many women were drafted into military service during World War 1?
Women were, and are never DRAFTED. only men.
What was the role of civilians in Japan during World War 2?
Men were conscripted into military sevice. Women were to work in factories.
What were the roles of women in military production during World War 2?
I read this from a book, but women in ww2 made air crafts for Britain during the war of Britain. ( Britain defending against Germany)
What are facts about women during World War 2?
About 350 thousand US women saw military service during WWII.
What percent of women served in the military during World War 1?
39%
Were women in the army during world war 2?
300,000 women served in World War 2 in both the military, the Red Cross, the USO, and in civilian jobs. Most of them were in the military.
During world war 2 women were recruited into military to?
Yes but they were not recruided to fight.
What were some ways that women served in the military during World War 2?
Metic
Did women participate in world war 1?
no
When did the women join the military during World War 2?
Congress authorized the Women's Auxiliary Corps in May of 1942.
How many women were drafted into military service during World War 1?
Women were, and are never DRAFTED. only men.
Why did the women work during world war 2?
Because most of the men were in the military services
Are women allowed to participate in the anti slavery convention?
Women were not allowed to participate in the World Anti-Slavery Convention. This sparked the women's suffrage movement.
Are women allowed in Ireland's military?
Yes there are. Women make up 6pc of the Irish defence forces. Ireland is a neutral country, but Ireland does participate in peacekeeping work. They have worked in many parts of the world and women do go on these duties.
When did woman began being accepted at military And how?
Women were always active in the military, even as early as the late 1700s. During the Revolutionary War, women served roles as cooks, nurses, and seamstresses. Women served during the Civil War and were recruited in World War I and II.
