Gilda Couleru, Operator
Quick Facts
- Unit: Seven
- Deployed: Group 7 was ready to board ships for France when the Armistice was declared, so they did not deploy; however, all had volunteered, were fully trained, and were ready to serve in combat.
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Articles and Documents on GG Archives
"Hello Girls" Documents & Reference Materials
Application for Membership in the Signal Corps Telephone Unit (1918)
How the Army recruited and screened bilingual operators for service in France. Features Exhibit B with Adele L. Hoppock’s questionnaire—language attestations, medical fitness, instruction pledge, and wartime commitment.
Photographs
French Speaking Members of Unit Seven of the US Army Signal Corps Telephone Operators Pose in Front of the Highland Court Hotel in Hartford, Connecticut, Where They Were Staying While Training to Be Operators circa October 1918. Top Row (L-R) Sophie T. Lefebvre, Gilda Couleru, Gabrielle Toby, and Helene Toby. Front Row (L-R): Jeanne Bourquin, Elizabeth F. Thorne, Mathilde Ferrie, Ruth Clarke, Catherine A. Byram, Helene Champrigand, Marguerite De Saulles, and Aurelie C. Asten. Connecticut State Library, State Archives, Dudley Photograph Collection of Hartford During World War I, 1917-1919. | GGA Image ID # 237fc838e9. Click to View a Larger Image.
External Resources
Repository Information
The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives (GG Archives) is cataloged with the Library of Congress under MARC Org Code: WiMfGGA and ISIL: US-wimfgga.
Current location:
N91W16562 Pershing Ave, #1
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 53051-2170, USA
Note: Historic addresses listed in earlier MARC records include Marietta, GA and Woodstock, GA. These appear in authority files but are no longer active.
