The WAVES Newsletter announcement of a new WAVES garrison cap, effective January 15, 1945.
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Outdoor Exercise
Drills may have been indoors, but calisthenics were outside in February 1943 at NATTC, Norman, Oklahoma.
The Wayne Miller photo comes from the National Archives.
Indoor Drills
Winter can be cold, and so the WAVES moved drills indoors, such as this February 1943 drill at NATTC, Norman, Oklahoma.
The Wayne Miller photo comes from the National Archives.
Pay Day
Pay day at boot camp, Iowa State Teacher’s College, Cedar Falls, February 1943.
The Wayne Miller photo comes from the National Archives.
Bridge, Anyone?
WAVES play bridge in Bartlett Hall at the boot camp in Iowa State Teacher’s College, Cedar Falls. Iowa State Teacher’s College (now Northern Iowa University) transitioned to a yeoman training facility in February 1943.
The Wayne Miller photograph comes from the National Archives.
Watching Carefully
WAVES in Washington, DC, hold a rally at the Washington Monument grounds. Rear Admiral F. L Reighmuth, Captain Mildred McAfee, Capt J. Howard Wellbrook and Lt. Frances Rich watch the rally.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
WAVES Rally
Admiral Ernest J. King and Captain Mildred McAfee open a rally with WAVES, via a nationwide broadcast on CBS Radio.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Control Tower Operators
Control Tower Operators at Naval Air Station Norfolk keep tab on plane traffic using binoculars.
The color photograph comes from the National Archives.
Control Tower
Control Tower Operators at Naval Air Station Norfolk include WAVES.
The color photograph comes from the National Archives.
Code Class
Code Class is in session at the Radio School at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Note the clock: the instructor (foreground) is timing the rate of sending messages with his left hand.
The Howard Liberman photo comes from the National Archives.
Hinges of History 