WAVE Ensign Abigail Donohue demonstrates the Link Celestial Navigation Training device at NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
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Assembly and Repair
WAVE Marjorie May Judd works in the instrument overhaul division of the Assembly and Repair Department of NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Oath of Office
WAVE recruits take the oath of office with Lt. Stewart.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Strike Up the Band
The WAVES not only were assigned to traditional military jobs during World War II, but some were also asked to fill in for entertainment positions, such as this WAVES-staffed band.
The 1944 photograph comes from the National Archives.
Sewing Stripes
WAVE Annabell Dean get her first stripe sewn on after she graduates as an ensign from the Northampton Women’s Reserve Officer’s Training School at Smith College. Ensign Mabel Theobald helps her get the placement just right.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Tight Quarters
Check out the living quarters for WAVES at NATTC in Norman, Oklahoma. The WAVE shows that folding was an art form – and a necessity.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Letters Home
This February 1943 photograph shows a WAVE writing a letter aboard a train while en route from the Cedar Falls boot camp to the Madison, Wisconsin advanced training facility for radio coding/decoding.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
The Luggage!
Piles of luggage, and scores of WAVES, as both await the trains to take them from boot camp at Cedar Falls, Iowa, to new places of instruction.
The photograph by Lt. Wayne Miller comes from the National Archives.
At Ease
WAVES are “at ease” during the Captain’s Inspection at the Cedar Falls boot camp in February 1943.
The photograph by Lt. Wayne Miller comes from the National Archives.
November 1, 1944
Welcome, November! We wrap up aviation week with the cover of the November, 1944 WAVES Newsletter. It features a WAVE loading parachute rigging gear in a Naval plane.
Hinges of History 