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Seeking stories of American women who contributed to World War II effort

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On Aug. 15, 1945, thousands lined the streets of Tacoma, Washington, to cheer marching troops in a parade celebrating the surrender of the Japanese and the end of the war in the Pacific during World War II. Receiving special applause were the members of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC), 150,000 American women who served during World War II.
On Aug. 15, 1945, thousands lined the streets of Tacoma, Washington, to cheer marching troops in a parade celebrating the surrender of the Japanese and the end of the war in the Pacific during World War II. Receiving special applause were the members of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC), 150,000 American women who served during World War II. Miami Herald file

As part of a special program, “How Did American Women Act? Heroism on the Home Front,” the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, working with the Miami Herald, Miami Dade College, and the National Women’s History Museum, is collecting stories about American women’s contributions during World War II, from serving in the Armed Services to working on the assembly lines to produce war-related goods.

We are also interested in hearing about American women who helped rescue Jews from the Nazis.

The Miami Herald will feature stories that relate to South Florida as part of the program, which will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 at Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus, Chapman Conference Center, 254 NE Fourth St.

Share your stories at hrld.us/awa

The program is free and open to the public, but reservations are required at ushmm.org/events/women-miami. For more information, please contact the Museum’s Southeast Regional Office at 561-995-6773 or southeast@ushmm.org.

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