“Prison camp soldiers gobble turkeys!”, Clarinda Herald Journal, Nov. 23, 1944
“WAC tables turned for Thanksgiving dinner,” Des Moines Register, Nov. 26, 1943
“Gets some expert advice,” Des Moines Evening Tribune, Nov. 25, 1943
Among the expected stories of soldiers celebrating Thanksgiving with a turkey dinner and all the trimmings, the World War II Iowa Press Clippings digital collection also includes the saga of “Amber d’Georg,” a.k.a. Kathryn Gregory, the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps member who created a mini-scandal in Iowa during the holiday season of 1942. After going AWOL from her station at Fort Des Moines — she found it “dull,” according to an interview with her mother — the former chorus girl turned up a few weeks later at a Des Moines casino, performing a striptease act for a Thankgiving Day audience. Several more weeks and one “other than honorable” dischage later, Gregory was on a bus back to Fort Worth, Texas, possibly following a more official act of disrobing: “If she lacks clothing, she will be given the necessary portions of a WAAC uniform, stripped of its insignia,” tsked the Des Moines Register.
“Lost WAAC found doing strip-tease,” Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Dec. 6, 1942
see also
“In a strip-tease role, an absent WAAC is found,” Des Moines Evening Tribune, Dec. 4, 1942
“Dancer’s case puzzles WAAC,” Des Moines Morning Register, Dec. 5, 1942
“Mother knew Amber was on the stage,” Des Moines Evening Tribune, Dec. 5, 1942
“Amber d’Georg is ousted after WAAC hearing,” Des Moines Tribune, Dec. 14, 1942
“WAACs oust casino dancer,” Des Moines Register, Dec. 15, 1942