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Harriet Waddy

1904–1999

United States

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Lieutenant Colonel Harriet M. Waddy (also known as Harriet West; 1904 – 1999) was an American military officer. She graduated from Kansas State University and worked as an aide for Mary McLeod Bethune. During World War II, she attained the rank of major in the Women's Army Corps.

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