Authentic 10k Women\'s Army Auxiliary Corps WWII Ring WAAC Capt Eleanor B. Gibson for Sale

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Authentic 10k Women\'s Army Auxiliary Corps WWII Ring WAAC Capt Eleanor B. Gibson For Sale

$Authentic 10k Women\'s Army Auxiliary Corps WWII Ring WAAC Capt Eleanor B. Gibson$
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Authentic 10k Women\'s Army Auxiliary Corps WWII Ring WAAC Capt Eleanor B. Gibson:
$750.00

This ring belonged to my adopted aunt. She was a graduate of Cornell in 1926. She was employed by Aetna Insurance as a librarian prior to her joining the WAAC. After the war, she was employed by Carrier Corporation in New York again as a librarian. She spent time in the Philippines during the war. She even had a private pilot\'s license during her lifetime. At the age of 85 she drove cross Canada in the winter. Adventurous? Ayup. She was truly ahead of her time. And she was a survivor living until age 94.
The size is quite petite, my guess is a 3-5 range. Sorry, can\'t find my ring sizer. But this is not a wearable item due to its collector value and condition.
Weight is 4.3 grams
These are quite unusual to find in this condition as most are quite worn with minimal detail.
Some history......
Women\'s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC)With war looming, U.S. Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts introduced a bill for the creation of the Women\'s Army Auxiliary Corps in May 1941. Having been a witness to the status of women in World War I, Rogers vowed that if American women served in support of the Army, they would do so with all the rights and benefits afforded to Soldiers.
Spurred on by the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Congress approved the creation of WAAC on May 14, 1942. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the bill into law on May 15, and on May 16, Oveta Culp Hobby was sworn in as the first director. WAAC was established \"for the purpose of making available to the national defense the knowledge, skill, and special training of women of the nation.\"
WAAC adopted Pallas Athene, Greek goddess of victory and womanly virtue - wise in peace and in the arts of war - as its symbol.
Pallas Athene and the traditional \"U.S.\" were worn as lapel insignia. Cap insignia was an eagle, adapted from the design of the Army eagle. The WAAC eagle, later familiarly known as \"the Buzzard,\" was also imprinted on the plastic buttons of the uniform.
Conversion to Army status, Women\'s Army Corps (WAC)In January 1943, U.S. Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts introduced identical bills in both houses of Congress to permit the enlistment and commissioning of women in the Army of the United States, or Reserve forces, as opposed to regular enlistments in the U.S. Army. This would drop the \"auxiliary\" status of the WAAC and allow women to serve overseas and \"free a man to fight.\"
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Ring tree and box not included.