CSPAN3 U.S. Women Soldiers During World War I August 14, 2017
Possessed a skill much needed by the army, fighting a war required Reliable Communications network but more than two and a half years of war had devastated the french telephone system. General john pershing, commander in chief of the American Expeditionary forces called on the expertise of women telephone operators. More than 1700 women applied and just over 200 serve the with the army. The services are documented in their personnel files now in the National Archives at st. Louis. A collection of archival personnel civilian records. After the war they were not deemed el visible for military be...