Cap, Women's Ambulance and Defense Corps of America Uniform
notes: label: Description
content: Judy Lester wore this cap while serving in the Women’s Ambulance and Defense Corps of America (WADCA) during World War II.
label: Description
content: In March 1941, a group of Los Angeles members of the Women's Ambulance and Transport Corps (WATC) split from the parent organization to form the WADCA. The group of volunteer women was organized to support home defense and local disaster relief. Members were trained by army instructors in infantry drill, first aid, motor mechanics, radio sending and receiving, ambulance and heavier vehicle driving, and gas mask drill.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: related event
content: World War II
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Judy Lester
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.0851.01
label: accession number
content: 1986.0851
label: catalog number
content: 1986.0851.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Cap