From the National Archives notes about this photograph,
AMM Instructor says WAVES are quicker at learning than men.
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Hair Raising
War or no war, we must have clean hair
– reads the caption from this photograph from 1943. WAVES at the “modern and up-to-date” beauty salon at NATTC Norman, Oklahoma.
It comes from the National Archives.
Plotting Coordinates
Have you ever been to Treasure Island? These WAVES are tracking aircraft positions at the San Francisco Bay base.
Helping Hand
WAVE Dolores Perpente, a Pharmacist’s Mate, helps Ensign Lucille Beane of the Navy Nurse Corps, dressing the wound of an Iowa Jima veteran.
New Cap
The WAVES Newsletter announcement of a new WAVES garrison cap, effective January 15, 1945.
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.
Hinges of History 