A recruitment brochure for the WAVES Hospital Corps, c. June 1945.
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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.
Plane Workers
Happy Halloween! We continue aviation week with a treat not a trick: WAVES repairing planes during World War II.
The photo comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University.
Anatomy Class
The junior class in anatomy gets facts on figures from instructor Pharmacists Mate First Class Dorothy Payne. The trainees are gathered about the model for a few questions at the Naval Hospital in Bethesda, MD.
The 1943 photograph comes from the National Archives.
The Control Tower
WAVES at work in the control tower at Naval Air Station Norfolk. WAVES in this job needed clear speaking voices, and worked guiding plane traffic.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Frances Roth
WAVE Lt. Frances Roth, in this undated photo from the National Archives.
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.
Flagging the Plane
It was a chilly day in March 1944 when WAVE Betty McIntire signals a plane to taxi out onto the runway at the Naval Air Station Anacostia. She’s an Aviation Machinist’s Mate.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
WAVES at Work
Navy WAVES do maintenance on Navy aircraft c. 1944. Happy Labor Day!
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Texas Hospitality
Just how friendly are the WAVES in Texas? Let this story in the WAVES Newsletter answer that question for you.
Oh, and be sure to check out the announcement at the bottom of the page for the WAVES exercise gear.
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