HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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350, 000+
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1, 000
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150, 000
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800, 000
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Detailed explanation-1: -350, 000 women served in the armed forces during World War II. After the war, many women were fired from factory jobs.
Detailed explanation-2: -During World War II, approximately 350, 000 U.S. women served with the armed forces. As many as 543 died in war-related incidents, including 16 nurses who were killed from enemy fire-even though U.S. political and military leaders had decided not to use women in combat because they feared public opinion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Women in World War II Military Its members, known as WACs, worked in more than 200 non-combatant jobs stateside and in every theater of the war. By 1945, there were more than 100, 000 WACs and 6, 000 female officers.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 2021, women made up 17.3% of the active-duty force, totaling 231, 741 members; and 21.4% of the National Guard and reserves at 171, 000 members.
Detailed explanation-5: -Almost 400, 000 women served the armed forces. They enlisted to allow male soldiers to take up combat positions, by filling jobs that men would normally have.
Detailed explanation-6: -With millions of men away from home, women filled manufacturing and agricultural positions on the home front. Others provided support on the front lines as nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers, translators and, in rare cases, on the battlefield.