Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionUnited States, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, 32.34697, -84.78705United States, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Fort Benning, 32.35237, -84.96882United States. Army. Signal Corps1944Photographic print of famed parachutist Marie McMillin in her WAC's uniform. Photograph was probably made at the time of a radio broadcast at Fort Benning in 1944. McMillin is wearing a Garrison hat with the parachute patch. The pin over her left pocket is the parachute "wings" pin with the unusual "R" overlay. Newspaper caption attached to verso of print: "Private Marie McMillin, of Fort Benning, has made 396 parachute jumps; she once bailed out at 24,000 feet." McMillin made the jumps prior to her enlistment in the WACs. Print verso stamped: "Watch Your Credit. Photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps. No objection to reproducing or publishing this picture provided credit line 'Photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps' appears on the photograph or page, except that permission must be obtained from the War Department if it is desired for use in commercial advertising."image/jp2http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive;Photographic Collections;Parachutes--RiggingWomen SoldiersMilitary basesInfantry School (U.S.)United States. ArmyPortrait of Marie McMillin, famed parachutist and private in WACs, as a Parachute Rigger at Fort Benning, Georgia, 1944.StillImage