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Mar09
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WAC recruits at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, 1942
WAC recruits at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, 1942
WAC recruits at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, 1942
WAC recruits at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, 1942
WAC recruits at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, 1942
WAC recruits at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, 1942
WAC recruits at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, 1942
WAC recruits at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, 1942
WAC recruits at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, 1942

The Murder of WAC Private Byrl Babcock

Before she was Private Byrl Babcock, she was Byrl Mitchell, part-owner of a jewelry store in Oroville, California. She worked as a buyer for a stationery shop. She ran a beauty parlor out of the Gridley Hotel. Before any of that, she'd put herself through secretarial school and graduated at twenty-nine — not because she was slow, but because she was paying her own way. She'd also been married multiple times. None of them lasted. If there's a pattern in Byrl's life, it's this: She never...
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Cornelia Clark Fort and fellow female pilots
Cornelia Clark Fort and fellow female pilots
Cornelia Clark Fort and fellow female pilots
Cornelia Clark Fort and fellow female pilots
Cornelia Clark Fort and fellow female pilots

Women in WWII: Cornelia Clark Fort

In the course of researching the World War 2 military casualties buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth, TX, I came across the name of Cornelia Clark Fort, who is buried in a cemetery by the same name in Nashville, TN. Cornelia’s headstone reads, “Killed in service to her country.” It’s an interesting and meaningful inscription, since women were not allowed to enlist as flyers in the military. And although women were extremely influential in the war effort, and some even died...

  • LOST B-25 “El Aguila” (“The Eagle”) With Crew and Passengers

    Hi Georgia: So sorry for this slow response. I'd love to connect with you some time. I suspect that there is information on your great-uncle that is unknown to you. Rather than write up a lengthy e-mail, I suggest that we get on the phone for a brief discussion of our research options. Please use this link: https://calendly.com/ww2research/30min to my calendar to schedule a phone meeting. There is no cost for this research consultation with me; I look forward to talking with you. Best regards, Bill

  • Six B-24s From Baker Box Downed

    Hello April: Sorry for this slow response. I'd be happy to trade some history with you. You can reach me at bill.beigel@ww2research.com. I might even be able to locate some information that is new to you. Best, Bill

  • Five From the 464th Bomb Group

    Hi Janice: I apologize for my late replay to your note! We can certainly re-create your father's service with the 454th Bomb Group. Rather than write up a lengthy e-mail, I suggest that we get on the phone for a brief discussion of our research options. Please use this link: https://calendly.com/ww2research/30min to my calendar to schedule a phone meeting. There is no cost for this research consultation with me; I look forward to talking with you. Best regards, Bill

  • The Murder of WAC Private Byrl Babcock

    I agree with Vanessa. This is such a compelling story and so well written. It really packed a punch to read that she didn’t return to her base after her leave ended… there was no answer at the hotel room… she and her husband both died of gunshot wounds…Lt. Ecke personally accompanied Byrl’s casket on the journey to CA, stood as honor guard during the funeral, and presented the flag to Byrl’s mother. I loved learning that her headstone did NOT have the last name of her abusive husband who murdered her! I am very curious now to look at WW2 memorials to see if I can find any women’s names listed. It never occurred to me to look before.

  • SSGT Morris Meyers: The Man My Dad Never Stopped Waiting For

    So you know how I feel about my cousin, 2Lt A.D. (Alvis Deryl) Noble, I know that he was born on my grandfather's farm in Hopkins Co. Texas, where my father and his and 5 other brothers and 4 sisters were born, then the next information I have is the casualty report after his death as his records were lost in the St. Louis fire. I was born in 1956, 12 years after his death. But I want to thank you once again for your help with what I do know about 2Lt Noble. Sincerely A .D. ( Alan Dale ) Noble

  • SSGT Morris Meyers: The Man My Dad Never Stopped Waiting For

    WOW. Great job Something like that for the crew of the B2 nine Salvo Sally that bombed Masaki yes Japan on April 28, 1945. The flight engineer Fred MacDonald was my first cousin husband. The plane went in the ocean. Most likely the gunners are got out and got in parachutes, but only one survived and I found him in St. Louis Missouri Japan held a huge memorial for the crew on April 28, 2018. The survivor was Jack B Cannon. He died. I think he was 94.
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