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Pat Connelly

Pat Connelly became a Link Trainer Instructor during World War II, training Navy pilots how to fly.

This is part of our month of video, a countdown to the release of Homefront Heroines: The WAVES of World War II for home video.

Anna Fogelman

Anna Fogelman is one of the women interviewed for the larger Homefront Heroines project, but she is not featured in the film. You do hear her voice in one segment.

This is her story.

This is part of our month of video, a countdown to the release of Homefront Heroines: The WAVES of World War II for home video.

The Uniforms

We’re continuing our month of videos here at Hinges of History, as a countdown to our DVD and streaming release of Homefront Heroines: The WAVES of World War II.

Today, WAVES talk about the appeal of their uniforms.

A Month of Videos!

Today we begin a month of videos on the Hinges of History blog.

For starters, the film trailer….

WAVES Quarters

WAVES Quarters, Arlington Farms, Arlington, VA. WAVES wait outside for transportation.

The photo comes from the National Archives.

Henderson Hall, Women’s Marines Barracks, Arlington, VA. The Women’s Marines fell under Navy jurisdiction during the war, but had different leadership and uniforms than the WAVES. They did at times train at the same facilities.

The photo comes from the National Archives.