WAVES get a taste of summer! Swimming was part of the recreational activities for WAVES at their training school in the Bronx. Here, the women learn the basics.
The 1943 photograph comes from the National Archives.
Church Services
This paperwork from the U.S. Naval Training School in the Bronx for WAVES (at the former Hunter College) outlines the schedule for religious services. Note there are only three options: Catholic, Protestant and Jewish. It dates from June 11, 1943.
It comes from the special collections in the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
The Link Trainer
Two WAVES on duty in the Link trainer of the Navy Department, Washington DC, c. June 1943.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Graduation Ceremonies
It’s graduation season! And even WAVES marched in formation to celebrate their matriculation.
In this photo from 71 years ago, WAVES at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Norman, Oklahoma graduated from their advanced training.
This group marched to commencement in 1943. The photo comes from the National Archives.
WAVES Newsletter 6/44
From 70 years ago this month.
It comes from the special collections in the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
Naval Hospital, Oakland, Pt. 3
In this 1943 image, Reita M. White, a Pharmacist’s Mate 3rd Class, inspects teeth in the dental clinic at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Oakland, California.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Naval Hospital, Oakland Pt. 2
WAVE Mattie Hyde draws blood from a Naval man at the Naval Hospital in Oakland, California c. 1943.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Naval Hospital, Oakland
In this photograph from 1943, WAVE Madeline Catman, Pharmacist’s Mate 3rd Class, is cutting and mounting paraffin blocks at the Naval Hosptial, Oakland, California.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Link Instruction
In this photo from June of 1943, a U.S. Navy Commander “listens is” as a WAVE gives instruction to a pilot of a Link trainer flight simulator in the Navy Department, Washington DC.
The photo by Edward Burkes comes from the National Archives.
June 3, 1943
WAVES welding at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Norman, Oklahoma. This photo was first released by the Navy on June 3, 1943.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Hinges of History 