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French civilians watch a parade in Rue Royale to celebrate awarding of the Cross of Liberation (Croix de la Libération) to Paris (WW2)
French civilians gather to watch a parade celebrating the awarding of the Cross of Liberation (Croix de la Libération) to Paris after liberation of France from Nazi Germany during World War II. French women clapping. United States soldiers marching out of the Place de la Concorde (Place de la Concorde 75008 Paris, France) into Rue Royale. A French civilian holding a camera as spectators cheer. Women's Army Corps (WAC) officers marching toward the L'église de la Madeleine (Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris, France). French troops marching toward the L'église de la Madeleine. French children clapping as they watch the military parade. Three women watching and clapping among the crowd. French troops march and carry the French tricolor in Rue Royale. A marching band playing. A goat mascot accompanies marching troops.
Oveta Culp Hobby is sworn in as Director of the United States Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WW2)
Oveta Culp Hobby is sworn into the Army with the rank of Director of the United States Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II. The organization would later be called the Women's Army Corps (WAC). Major General Myron C. Kramer administers oath of office to Oveta Culp Hobby. General George C. Marshall stands between Kramer and Hobby as he witnesses the ceremony. United States Secretary of War Henry Stimson also witnesses the event. Hobby stands with her arm raised under oath. Hobby shakes hands with Stimson, Marshall, and Kramer after the oath taking. Oveta Culp Hobby makes short statement, noting that, "This new corps is the 1942 expression of the patriotism and courage that the women of America have always demonstrated in every national crisis." Hobby continues, “In a total war, there is a total responsibility of all citizens regardless of sex, race, or creed. Every woman must do her part. The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps offers an opportunity for every woman eligible under the law to do her part.”
Financial District and Upper West Side Manhattan, New York City, WW2
Aerial view over Bowling Green Park in Financial District of New York City during World War II. On the left is The Cunard Building, also known as the Standard & Poors Building, 25 Broadway, and on the right is 26 Broadway, also known as the Standard Oil Building or Socony–Vacuum Building. Pedestrians, including a woman in WAC uniform, cross Broadway from 26 to 25 Broadway. Views of Upper West Side include aerial view of shop lined street , a wide street, probably Broadway, and men walking past a drugstore-soda fountain-luncheonette. Women talk to a man outside a building on West 103 St. near Broadway. A man watches two women leave a building together. A man walks with his mother, wife, and children.