WAVES at War, Part 4

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Parachute Rigger Myra Clarke explains some of the intricacies of packing chutes at the WAVES at War show held at Radio City Music Hall in New York, October 1943. In the group are, left to right: Capt. Kenneth Castleman; WAVES Captain Mildred McAfee; Miss Clarke; Mrs. James V. Forrestal, wife of the Undersecretary of the Navy; and Lt. Marion Enright.

The photo comes from the National Archives.

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