Legacies Project Oral History: Ernestine Bull
Ernestine Bull grew up in Detroit after moving there with her uncle in 1943, and she recalls attending concerts by the young Aretha Franklin at New Bethel Baptist Church in the 1950s. She joined the United States Army Women's Army Corps (WAC) and did her basic training at Fort McClellan, Alabama. She was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, where she was a member of the basketball team, and in Yokohama, Japan. After her service in the army she was a teacher at Dexter Ferry Elementary School in Detroit for many years.
Ernestine Bull was interviewed in partnership with the Museum of African American History of Detroit and Y Arts Detroit in 2010 as part of the Legacies Project.
With The Women In Service: May 9, 1945
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1945
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Sergeant Rosella Stoll, left, and Sergeant Zella F. Barris, Women's Army Corps (WAC), December 1945 Photographer: Attributed to Eck Stanger
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Ann Arbor News, December 31, 1945
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Stationed together in the Wacs until now, Sgt. Rosella Stoll (left, above) and Sgt. Zella F. Barris will be separated when the former leaves Jan. 3 for Van Nuys, Calif. Sgt. Barris goes to Temple, Tex., Jan 7.
Ann Arbor News, December 31, 1945
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Stationed together in the Wacs until now, Sgt. Rosella Stoll (left, above) and Sgt. Zella F. Barris will be separated when the former leaves Jan. 3 for Van Nuys, Calif. Sgt. Barris goes to Temple, Tex., Jan 7.
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Women of Ann Arbor Speed The Boys Back Join The Wac
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11
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1943
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New Wac Officer At Local Office
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20
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July
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1943
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With The Women In Service: October 6, 1942
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Wacs, Inseparable Since Meeting, To Go In Opposite Directions Now
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31
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December
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1945
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Local Woman In WAC Enthused About Her Work
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15
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November
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1944
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Sergeant Dorothy J. Tennant, WAC, US Army, October 1945 Photographer: Attributed to Eck Stanger
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1945
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WACs remember drama of wartime
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21
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October
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1992
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