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Pictured is the Henderson Hall Women Marines’ barracks in Arlington, Virginia. Looks like a fine piece of real estate! The barracks are essential to bonding in any military organization, bringing the feeling of home right to the base.

In the above photograph, WAVE Ethel Haberman fixes a message on to her latest trainee and preps it for takeoff. If only it knew it was carrying the weight of the war upon its wings.

Messenger pigeons were an invaluable form of communication during the first and second World Wars. It was crucial that these birds be highly trained, highly motivated, and highly fed!

Here, Primrose Robinson, Hospital Corpsman, fills several vials of antibiotics in preparation for a fleet departure. Sickness on a ship could devastate crews for weeks – best to be precautious!

Pictured here is WAVE Jacqueline Davis at the WAVES Quarters D bowling alley, posing for her ‘pin-girl’ photo. Not exactly what you had in mind, but it works.

In the Philadelphia Naval Yard, three WAVES examine some of the firepower on one of the PT boats. This 20mm machine gun can sure do some damage, and these WAVES are trained and ready to make it count.

In the photo above, these WAVES are examining and separating individual horological instruments for use in the fleet at the Naval Observatory in Washington D.C. Time is of the essence!

WAVES Vogue Catalog, vol. 3, issue no. 11. Ens. Eloise English and Virginia Daws model summer uniforms in Washington D.C. They are a gray and white pinstripe seersucker, including dark blue buttons and insignia. Styled with fresh colored stockings, black shoes, and black gloves — which are optional.

WAVE officers of the Bureau of Ships qualify for the Navy Expert Pistol Medal on the Marine Pistol Range at Quantico, VA. These ladies ought to be in the infantry — A job well done!

WAVES master the quirks of a .22 target pistol before advancing to larger guns at NATC in Pensacola, FL. Upon completion of the course, they will be assigned to teaching male gunners marksmanship with the aid of electrical synthetic guns.