Grace Thorpe Is In Salt Lake
Title
Grace Thorpe Is In Salt Lake
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps
Description
This is a clipping from the August 27, 1943 edition of the Ogden Standard-Examiner. Grace Thorpe had just been shipped from Fort Oglethorpe to Ogden, UT.
Creator
unknown
Source
Ogden Standard-Examiner
Publisher
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
Date
1943
Contributor
Uploaded to Omeka by Kaitlin Sundberg, 5 December, 2016.
Rights
Copyright © 2016 Newspapers.com
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jpeg
Language
English
Type
Image
Text
Grace Thorpe Is In Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 27 (AP)
Pvt. Grace F. Thorpe of The WACs, a daughter of sports-famous Jim Thorpe, is awaiting orders at Fort Douglas in the Ninth service command.
Like her father who is ranked as one of the greatest all-around American athletes, Private Thorpe has a variety of sports interests. Among her particular likes is volley ball, tennis, swimming, and basketball.
She arrived here from Fort Oglethorpe where she received preliminary WAC training.
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 27 (AP)
Pvt. Grace F. Thorpe of The WACs, a daughter of sports-famous Jim Thorpe, is awaiting orders at Fort Douglas in the Ninth service command.
Like her father who is ranked as one of the greatest all-around American athletes, Private Thorpe has a variety of sports interests. Among her particular likes is volley ball, tennis, swimming, and basketball.
She arrived here from Fort Oglethorpe where she received preliminary WAC training.
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newspaper clipping
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unknown, “Grace Thorpe Is In Salt Lake,” UNO Digital Humanities Projects, accessed April 27, 2024, https://unodigitalhumanitiesprojects.omeka.net/items/show/305.