One Women's Army: A Black Officer Remembers the WAC.

From book "When America entered World War II, the surge of patriotism was not confined to men. Congress authorized the organization of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (later renamed Women's Army Corps) in 1942, and hundreds of women were able to join in the war effort [which does not include thousands upon thousands in civilian efforts]. One of those women was Charity Edna Adams, who became the first black woman commissioned as an officer... With unblinking candor, [she] tells of her struggles and successes as the WAC's first black officer and as commanding officer of the only organization of black women to serve overseas during World War II."