In this photograph from the National Archives, WAVES work on hinge fitting plate check specifications. They’re in training at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Norman, Oklahoma, 1943.
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Last Cedar Falls Boot Camp
By February of 1943, the WAVES would move their enlisted training facility to Hunter College in the Bronx, New York. Here, WAVES in the last boot camp at Cedar Falls, Iowa, in early 1943 listen to a lecture.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Under Wing in Pasco
WAVES of the NAS in Pasco, Washington. January 19, 1943. The photo comes from the National Archives.
Smile!
WAVE Alice Larrick is attached to the Photo Lab of Berlin Field, auxiliary of the Naval Air Training Bases, Pensacola, Fla. The photo comes from the National Archives.
Shopping at Ship Service
WAVES in their private ship service at NATTC, Norman, Oklahoma, c. 1943. The photo comes from the National Archives.
Bon Voyage! (pt. 2)
Waves wish Bluejackets Bon Voyage as they carry their seabags up the gang plank, c. January 1943. The photo comes from the National Archives.
Bon Voyage!
In this January 1943 photo, WAVES stand on the deck as they watch Navy men they have replaced in shore billets take their place in the fighting crew of a warship.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Happy Cruise Wishes
WAVES stand on the dock as they watch Navy men they have replaced in shore billets take their places on the fighting crew of a warship. Exchanging best wishes for a happy cruise: WAVES are Elizabeth M. Bruckman; W. Jean Fenn; and Joan Faris. Photo comes from the National Archives, c. January 1943.
Old Meets New
At right, Mrs. Sadie Flay, a WWI Yeomanette, compares her uniform with that of a SPARs’ from 1943. The Coast Guard SPAR is Lons McLellan.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Engine Work
At NAS Jacksonville, Florida, WAVE Bernice Sansburg, Aviation Machinist 3/c, and Violet Palkum, Aviation Machinist 3/c, work on the engine of an SNJ (a navy fighter plane). Both are graduates from the Navy’s Technical Training Center, Norman, Oklahoma.
This 1943 photograph comes from the National Archives.
Hinges of History 