Contribute, often taking jobs was performed by men. One group of women possessed a skill muchneeded by the army. Exit a war needed fighting a war required Reliable Communications network. Pershing called upon the expertise of women telephone operators. More than 1700 women applied in just over 200 served in europe with the army. Their services documented in their official files in the National Archives in st. Louis, collection of archival personal records. That is civilian personnel records. After the war, the women were not deemed eligible for military benefits despite their army service. 1970s for thehe hello girls to finally receive the benefits to them as the First Female Army veterans. In both our military and civilian personnel records centers, we preserve the records of millions of men and women who have served our country. Throughout this at tenniel observance throughout the centennial observance, we are showcasing our world war i holdings in the stories contained in them inclu