Parachute Riggers

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WAVES were assigned to make and do the upkeep on parachutes Navy men would use to leap from planes during battle. In this 1943 photo from the U.S. National Archives, a WAVE packs a ‘chute.

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TaylorCatProductions is a full service production company located in Boulder County, Colorado. Our films include "Pin Up! The Movie," "Homefront Heroines: The WAVES of World War II," "Ghost Resort," and "Backstretch."

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