Today in World War II History—May 16, 1942
Monday, May 16, 2022 by Sarah Sundin

Col. Oveta Culp Hobby (right) talks with WAACs Margaret Peterson and Elizabeth Gilbert at Mitchel Field, NY, 1943 (Library of Congress: cph.3c18263)
80 Years Ago—May 16, 1942: Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby is sworn in as director of US WAAC (Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps).
New song in Top Ten: “Sleepy Lagoon.”