Mildred Jane Pierce Wells, was born in Wilmington, Delaware on November 8, 1910. Between
1938 and 1942, Mildred was employed by the Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company in
Milwaukee as a clerk. In October 1942, Pierce joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC)
and went to Officer Candidate School at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. She was commissioned a third
officer but did not start active duty until September 1, 1943. By this time, the WAAC had
become the Women's Army Corp (WAC). Pierce served at various posts throughout the country
and eventually was promoted from a captain to a major. She was honorably discharged in
either July 1945 or July 1946.
After the war she married Mackey Wells, Jr. and attended the University of
Wisconsin-Madison where she earned her degree in Social Work. She was later employed by the
Wisconsin Correctional Services.
Mildred Jane Pierce Wells died on September 29, 1980.
