Graduation Day

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Graduation day for Lt. Harriet Ida Pickens (left) and Lt. Frances Wills (right), the only two African American women commissioned as officers in the WAVES during World War II.

Their graduation was 70 years ago, December 21, 1944. The photograph comes from the National Archives.

Published by TaylorCatProductions

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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