Show A J. J America e In Action 1 LITTLE SISTER AT THE FRONT WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN AFRICA The The WAC WAG closest closest closest clos clos- est to the front perhaps is First Sarah A A. A Bagby of New Haven Haven Haven Ha Ha- ven Mo confidential secretary to Gen Carl A. A Spaatz commanding commanding commanding com com- II manding the Northwest African air forces She accompanies the air force chief on all of his flying inspection trips taking dictation and making notes lotes en route consider that the flying secretary has one of the prize assignments of the girl sol sol- sol sol- diers She probably has seen more war-blasted war terrain than any other army girl and she is well known in almost every airport in North Africa Af Af- rica Her job as aide and confidential secretary to the general is one of the outstanding assignments handed handed handed hand hand- ed to the women soldiers and she is delighted with it She works by his side all day in fn a large villa which has las been taken over as quarters and r M s i Lr 42 y Lieutenant Bagby accompanies her boss Gen Carl A A. A Spaatz on all his inspection trips offices for himself and his staff She lives in a little French pension a short walk away The only WAC WAG in in the city taken over by the air force command as asI I headquarters she is an object of continual excitement wherever she goes And she is one of the prettiest est to land in lin North Africa Little Sister as her rank high ing brothers in the army call her is is' the member of her family to enter enter enter en en- ter service She went to war just a year ago when she was enrolled in St. St Louis Mo where wh re she had been secretary to the vice president of a breakfast food company She is a graduate of the he fifth officer candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date class at Fort Des Moines Iowa and is 25 I One of the strangest I o of war came to light recently when she walked into the arms of her big brother Col Ralph Bagby Y a at t Allied headquarters Lieutenant Bagby has two brothers broth broth- ers both colonels in the army and another brother a major Two other other other oth oth- er high ranking naval officer brothers broth broth- ers are now dead One nephew is isan isan isan an army major and another a lieutenant lieutenant lieu lieu- tenant senior grade in the navy Another nephew an army air I corps cadet died in training but received his wings posthumously Two other nephews trained the past year at I Annapolis s. s Released by W Western stern Newspaper Union |