<P> The Women 's Army Corps ( WAC ) was the women 's branch of the United States Army . It was created as an auxiliary unit , the Women 's Army Auxiliary Corps ( WAAC ) on 15 May 1942 by Public Law 554 , and converted to an active duty status in the Army of the United States as the WAC on 1 July 1943 . Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby , a prominent women in Texas society . The WAC was disbanded in 1978 , and all units were integrated with male units . </P>
<P> The Women 's Army Corps ( WAC ) was the women 's branch of the United States Army . It was created as an auxiliary unit , the Women 's Army Auxiliary Corps ( WAAC ) on 15 May 1942 by Public Law 554 , and converted to an active duty status in the Army of the United States as the WAC on 1 July 1943 . Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby , a prominent women in Texas society . The WAC was disbanded in 1978 , and all units were integrated with male units . </P>
when was the women 's army corps established
when was the women 's army corps established
15 May 1942
15 May 1942