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TSG Mary V. Frazier Newspaper Clipping
Publication date: 16 June 2026
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title:
TSG Mary V. Frazier Newspaper Clipping
creator:
Frazier, Mary Virginia (Bell) (27 October 1924 - 7 January 2026)
subject:
Women's Army Corps (WAC)
description:
A short video of Mary V. Frazier (formerly Bell) showing a newspaper clipping from her time in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) to family members. Mary V. Frazier (formerly Bell) was born on October 27, 1924. She was inducted into the Women's Army Corps on March 23, 1945 in Lafayette, Indiana and went to basic training at Fort Oglethorpe in Georgia. She was trained as a medical tech and nurse's support aid. After training, she was stationed at Vaughn Hospital in Chicago, Illinois as a secretary to a psychiatrist, and Mayo Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois as a secretary and typist to the medical division chief. Her most memorable experience as a WAC was watching the parade for President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death after arriving for basic training at Fort Oglethorpe. She was discharged on October 15, 1946 having reached the rank of tech sergeant, and for her service she was awarded an Army Good Conduct Medal, Women's Army Corps Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Army Meritorious Unit Commendation.
publisher:
Military Women's Memorial Foundation
contributor:
Hosseini, Jeanette
date:
Unknown
type:
Moving Image
format:
Born Digital
identifier:
1716.02; 2026.005
source:
OHP
language:
English
relation:
280353
coverage:
World War II (1939-1945) | 1940s | 1945-1946
rights:
Unrestricted