Search results 1 - 5 of 5 for the tag Enlistment

A salute and the flag
Russell DeCora, a member of the Winnebago Tribe, was photographed in June 1942, while serving in the U.S. Navy.

Enrolling for flight training
Civilians line up to enroll in U.S. Navy flight training during World War II, ca. 1941

“Fit subject”
This document records Private Nathaniel M. McGehee's enlistment in Company M of the 3rd Regiment of the Virginia Infantry on June 27, 1898. It contains a physical...

Integrating women into a peacetime military
In 1948, Congress passed the “Women's Armed Services Integration Act,” allowing women to serve in the military during peacetime for the first time in U.S....

It’s all covered
This envelope held the enlistment papers and other military documents pertaining to Private Nathaniel M. McGehee's service with Company M of the 3rd Regiment of the...
Search results 1 - 5 of 5 for the tag Enlistment