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Joy McWilliams recieves a U.S. Army Recruiting Award
Joy McWilliams recieves a U.S. Army Recruiting Award
Joy McWilliams recieves a U.S. Army Recruiting Award

Joy McWilliams recieves a U.S. Army Recruiting Award

Date1958
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24 × 19 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Jacqueline Gabrielle
Object numberPA2019.013.004
DescriptionJoy McWilliams smiles as she is presented with a U.S. Army Recruiting Award armband by an officer. She is wearing a black dress with a pearl necklace. The award is a badge of the Liberty Bell and the words "U.S. Army Recruiting Service". The officer is wearing a uniform jacket with a shamrock badge on his shoulder. Joy McWilliams was the first woman to volunteer from New Mexico after President FDR signed the law allowing women to serve in the Army in 1942.
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