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The Highlight

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The highlight of the day? Incoming mail (at least at NATTC Norman, Oklahoma).

The Wayne Miller photo comes from the National Archives.

Posted byTaylorCatProductionsJanuary 23, 2015December 6, 2014Posted inUncategorizedTags:1940s, mail, navy, WAVES, WW2Leave a comment on The Highlight

Mail Specialists

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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.

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Posted byTaylorCatProductionsSeptember 20, 2014June 6, 2014Posted inUncategorizedTags:1940s, mail, navy, WAVES, WW2Leave a comment on Mail Specialists

June 18, 1944

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On this day in Navy History, 70 years ago, the WAVES Quarters D post office in Washington DC became. the first post office of its size (more than one or two employees) to be staffed entirely by women. On duty is Evelyn Bailey.

The photo comes from the National Archives.

Posted byTaylorCatProductionsJune 18, 2014June 5, 2014Posted inUncategorizedTags:1940s, mail, navy, WAVES, women's history, world war IILeave a comment on June 18, 1944
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