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Female civilian employees who served at Hickam field during 1944-1945

kadilak3 May 28, 2019 12:20 AM

Hi,

My grandmother was a bus driver for the troops at Hickam Field during WW2. In fact, that is where she met my grandfather (an Army Air Force MP) and married him. I would like to learn more about her time at Hickam field during WW2. I was able to locate her name on a passenger list of women heading to Hawaii dated November 17, 1944. Beyond that, records seem to be scarce. Are there any records available that list the civilian employees who were there and what they were doing? Are there any pictures of these folks from that period?

Passenger List Located in Records:

A4156 - Arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii, 1900-1953

A3422 - Arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii, 1900-1953

Thanks

Re: Female civilian employees who served at Hickam field during 1944-1945

J. Andrew Jun 1, 2019 10:57 PM (in response to kadilak3)

As a civilian employee of the War Department, there should be an Official Personnel Folder for her at the National Personnel Records Center. See here for information about how to access this record.

A search of the National Archives Catalog for "Hickam Field" for 1940-1949 comes up with a number of records, and there may be additional files. You can submit inquires to the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov, National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures (RDSS) via email at stillpix@nara.gov, and National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM) via email at mopix@nara.gov. The Air Force Historical Research Agency might be able to assist you as well/

Additional sources of information about military bases can include back issues of local newspapers as well as local and state historical societies, libraries, and museums.
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  kadilak3 Jun 7, 2019 5:35 PM (in response to J. Andrew)
  
  Thank you. That is great information for me to work from.
  
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Thank you. That is great information for me to work from.
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