Army

First Jewish American Women Graduates of the WAAC

They were Ruth Ginns, Beatrice Berg, Carolyne Casper and Jean Korn from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Kathryne Goldfluss, Rose Ross and Joan Strongin from New York, New York; Bee Rosenberg and Ruth Spivak from Chicago, Illinois; Rita Fink and Isabel Bayley of Buffalo, New York; and Elizabeth Morgenstern of Seattle, Washington.

Seven of the twelve Jewish-American women in the first officer graduating class of WAACs pictured at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. Pictured left to right: Ruth Ginns, Beatrice Berg, Carolyne Casper, Rose Ross, Ruth Spivak, Bee Rosenberg and Jean Korn.

How to Cite This Page
For a bibliography: Jewish Women's Archive. "JWA - ArmyFirst Jewish Women to graduate from WAAC." <http://jwa.org/discover/infocus/military/army/twelve.html>.

For a footnote: Jewish Women's Archive, "JWA - ArmyFirst Jewish Women to graduate from WAAC," <http://jwa.org/discover/infocus/military/army/twelve.html>.