Template:Did you know nominations/Library War Service

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The result was: promoted by Allen3 ^talk 10:44, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Library War Service

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• ... that some of the first women to wear uniforms in U.S. military service overseas were librarians?

• ALT1:... that the first libraries on U.S. military bases were run by volunteers?
• ALT2:... that between 1918 and 1920 the Library War Service distributed 10 million books to soldiers serving in World War I?

Created by Libraryowl (talk). Self nominated at 19:46, 17 April 2014 (UTC).

• Length and date checks out. Well referenced. Only one previous DYK, so no QPQ needed. But none of the three hook suggestion match the article text precisely. In regards to the original, the article says that it was some of the first women to wear uniform overseas. In regards to ALT1, it would be ok, if amended to say "U.S. military bases". In regards to ALT2, there is passage were it says 7-10 million and another that says 10+ million, but none carry the years 1918-1920 in the same sentence. --Soman (talk) 14:53, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

• I changed "military bases" to "U.S. military bases", and "U.S. military service" to "U.S. military service overseas" and would be fine moving forward with either the first hook or ALT1.

• Thanks. for original hook and ALT1. --Soman (talk) 17:55, 20 April 2014 (UTC)