| Summary: | Barwikowski primarily discusses her experiences in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) and her personal life following the war. Barwikowski discusses her ethnic heritage and her Polish ancestors. She then describes her experience in the WAC, including basic training at Fort Oglethorpe; encounters with Italian prisoners of war and Polish soldiers; her communications work with the North Atlantic Division Air Transport Command at Grenier Field in New Hampshire; negative experiences with the Red Cross; tragedies at the field; and VE Day. Barwikowski also discusses the negative reputation of the WACs and gender and racial discrimination in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Manchester, New Hampshire. " Topics related to Barwikowski's personal life include her marriages; having to leave the service when she became pregnant; wishing she could stay in; the difficult adjustment to civilian life; one of her son's experiences during the Vietnam War; and her career with the postal service.
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