Information about Margaret Beatrice Janer is scarce. The main piece of evidence that she was in the 6888th is this newspaper article from the Boston Chronicle on February 24, 1945:
From Marsha Holder
“Her name was on that list of those on the first ship going to England but on the Special Order #89 dated 3/30/1945 that established the group as the 6888th, she was not listed. Brenda Moore’s book “To Serve My Country, To Serve My Race – The Story of the Only African American WACs Stationed Overseas during World War II” does not list Margaret. Ms. Moore also used two more Special Orders (SO #18, dated 5/30/1945, and SO #94, dated 10/12/45) to collect the names she has listed in her book. May 1945 was when they moved to Rouen, and in October 1945, they moved to Paris. I have a copy of a 4th order, SO #62, 9/1/1945, HQ, 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, that was awarding a new MOS (Military Occupational Skill) classification to ladies before they moved on to Paris. Margaret’s name isn’t on any of these orders. I have a ship manifest with 260 names coming home on different ships. Margaret’s name isn’t on any of those lists. There’s only one Find a Grave Janer memorial in the state of Connecticut, so I think she may not have been from Connecticut but just happened to enlist there. I’m beginning to think she may not have actually gone to Europe. Just at a total loss. Other researchers I have connected with have run into this wall, too.”
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