Mae Qual, daughter of Mrs. Sidney Qual, 207 Vaughn street and Barbara Russell, Nora Springs, Ia., who enlisted in the Wac through Waterloo recruiting station and who were sworn into the corps on Feb. 13 have received their orders to report for duty on Feb. 28 at Ft. Des Moines. They will go to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga, for basic training in the medical technician division.
Source: The Courier, Waterloo, IA - February 22, 1945
Iowa Volunteers to Serve at Schick Hospital
Pictures with Governor Robert D. Blue in front of the statehouse Wednesday are Iowans who have enlisted as medical technicians in the WAC's Purple Heart platoon to serve at Schick General hospital, Clinton, Ia.
Front row (from left) are: Blue, Pvts. Lisbeth E. Atkinson, Marengo; Juanita Murphy, Scranton; Catherine M. McIntire, Rolfe; Grace Margaret Friel, Des Moines; Loretta T. Jensen. Fort Dodge; Barbara C. Russell, Nora Springs.
Second Row: Mae J. Qual, Cedar Rapids; Mary Grossman, Clinton; Margaret R. Rodriquez, Des Moines; Marjorie Dunlap, Fairfield; Frances N. Keeton, Davenport.
Top row: G. Dexter Curttright, Harlan; Marieta Quick, Donna Louise Krumm and Lois M. Hannusch, all of Cedar Rapids.
Source: The DesMoines Register, March 1, 1945 (photo included)
Three Waterloo women, Privates Mae Qual, daughter of Mrs. Sidney Qual, 207 Vaughn street; Karena Sulentic, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan F. Sulentic, 203 Allen street; and Eunice M. Widman, daughter of G.H. Widman, 430 Florence street, will report for duty June 1, at Schick general hospital, Clinton, Ia., upon completion of basic and medical training at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. They are serving in the Purple Heart program of the Women's army corps designed to take care of Iowans at the hospital.
Source: The Courier, Waterloo IA - May 27, 1945
Mae Jeanette Qual Campbell was born Aug. 8, 1926 to Sidney and Esther Moer Qual. She died Nov. 13, 2003 and is buried in Orange Township Cemetery, Waterloo, IA. She was married to Vernon Campbell.
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