It’s parade season, so we thought we’d share some WAVES marching band photos! The one is at NAS Seattle Washington and comes from the National Archives.
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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."
I’ll Be Home…
I’ll be home for Christmas (if only in my Dreams).
Happy holidays from the WAVES and Homefront Heroines.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Sneak a Peek
Yeoman Anne C. Fee takes a peek at the gift she’s wrapping as part of the “Wives and WAVES” Committee in December 1944. The group wrapped a thousand presents for Navy and Marine casualties at the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Merry Christmas and and enjoyable holiday season!
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Gift Wrapping
Members of the “Wives and WAVES” Committee wrap some of the thousand gifts they received to be delivered to Navy and Marine casualties at the Naval Medial Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
The December 1944 photograph comes from the National Archives.
Candelight Service
A trio of WAVES carol at the candlelight service at Port Hueneme, California in December 1943. They are (left to right) Yeoman B.J. Phipps, Storekeeper E.J. Dais, and Yeoman F. J. Roberts.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
‘a Caroling
Tis the season. WAVES carol at a candlelight service at Port Hueneme, California in December 1943.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Graduation Day
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.
The Salute!
A salute between the only two African American WAVE officers during World War II: Lt. Harriet Ida Pickens (left) and Lt. Frances Wills (right).
The December 1944 photograph comes from the National Archives.
Officers Pickens and Wills
Among the WAVES graduating from the last officer class at the Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School at Smith College, Northampton, MA were Lt. Harriet Ida Pickens (left) and Lt. Frances Wills (right). The were the only two African American women commissioned as officers in the WAVES during World War II.
The December 1944 photograph comes from the National Archives.
The Last Class
The last officer class would graduate from the Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School at Smith College, Northampton, MA in December 1943. Here, the class sits in attention at their graduation.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Hinges of History 