Joy Bright Hancock, the former Yeomanette who would eventually become WAVES commander, poses in front of a plane during a visit to the Jacksonville Naval Air Station.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Tag Archives: 1940s
Sea of Faces
This is another shot from the rally we posted about yesterday. Here, more than 4,000 attend the July 1943 rally in Washington, DC celebrating the 1st anniversary of the founding of the WAVES.
It comes from the National Archives.
Rally Girls
WAVES Commander Mildred McAfee and Navy Secretary Frank Knox are at a rally celebrating the first anniversary of the WAVES founding. The celebration was in Washington, DC on July 27, 1943.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Partnership First
This image demonstrates the importance of partnership between the WAVE gunnery instructor and her pupil, who will later fly missions overseas. Here is WAVE Instructor Gladys Cox and Rex E. Bisbee, who graduated at the top of his class.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
WAVES Inspection
Here, WAVES Lt. Commander Mildred McAfee inspects the WAVES on duty at the NAS Brooklyn with Captain Newton White.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Mail Specialists
Get your mail! WAVES pick up their mail at the naval post office at WAVES Quarters D in Washington, DC from (left to right) Ruth Carter, Patricia V. Campbell, and Marion Eastman.
The 1944 photograph comes from the National Archives.
The Navy, Part II
This is the second two page spread the Old Gold dedicated to the work of the Navy at Iowa State Teacher’s College. The yearbook focused in this section on the WAVES’ daily routine.
The yearbooks come from the archives and special collections at the University of Northern Iowa.
The Navy
The Old Gold dedicated two, two page spreads to the work of the Navy at Iowa State Teacher’s College. The yearbook began with the first days the WAVES arrived in November of 1942.
The yearbooks come from the archives and special collections at the University of Northern Iowa.
The Army Too
In all of our discussion of the WAVES at the Iowa State Teacher’s College, it’s important to remember that Army men trained there too. Here, the Old Gold, the yearbook from the Iowa State Teacher’s College, tells us about an “average” day for the Army cadets.
The yearbooks come from the archives and special collections at the University of Northern Iowa.
WAVES at Work
The Old Gold, the yearbook from the Iowa State Teacher’s College, followed the WAVES through all aspects of their training regimen, including some of the more mundane daily tasks like filing.
The yearbooks come from the archives and special collections at the University of Northern Iowa.
Hinges of History 