In this episode you'll meet Susan Rudd who served as a WAC during WWII. You'll also meet a bunch of other strong, feisty women who changed history. Susan ran away from home with her best friend Roselle to join the Women's Auxiliary Corps (WAC). She was stationed in California and Arizona where she trained pilots on the Link Flight Simulator. She also describes how her time in the Army changed her life for the better. Susan is 100 years old and currently lives in Winston-Salem, NC.

Soldier's Heart is written and produced by me, Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at Soldiers' Heart NC. If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at [email protected]. The complete oral history collection can be located via the Winston-Salem MUSE (https://musews.org) and through their Soundcloud account: https://soundcloud.com/musews You can listen to Susan Rudd's full interview here: Part I: https://soundcloud.com/musews/susan-rudd-part-i Part II: https://soundcloud.com/musews/susan-rudd-part-ii Photo Credit: Susan Rudd Music Credits: Free Music Archive: Intro Music: Breathing - Spectacular Sound Productions Americana Jam - The Underscore Orkestra Rhythme Gitan - Latché Swing The New York Military Band - Patriotic Songs of America Ain't Misbehavin' - The Underscore Orkestra Old Strange - Black Twig Pickers and Steve Gunn Scott Holmes - Postcards Mastered Horses - Picture of the Floating World Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch YouTube Music: Tiptoe out the Back - Dan Lebowitz Jazz Me Blues - Es Jammy Jams Ambi/Sound Credits: FreeSound: TJ-Mothy - Slow Sad Tones Big-Pickle-51 - f8f Bearcat Very Low YouTube Sound Effects: Cicadas, Cicada Chirp, Water Sizzle Vulcan Machine Gun Series