From the December 1943 WAVES News Letter. Here, a WAVE at Pensacola Naval Air Station learns how to train men in gunnery skills.
The newsletter comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
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WAVES at Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida hosted a huge Naval presence during World War II, including a Naval Air Training Center (training pilots and gunners). Women not only works to train pilots and gunners, but also kept the planes up to spec at the huge station (which spanned several different facilities).
The newsletter comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
Radio Class
This image appeared with the story about training in radio in the December 1943 edition of the WAVES News Letter. WAVES trained at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
The newsletter comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
Training in Radio
The December 1943 WAVES News Letter featured stories on the different types of training women could pursue, such as this article on training in radio operation. Women would learn how to code messages and decode enemy transmissions.
The newsletter comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
Twin Gun Mounts
WAVES in training at the Aviation Gunnery School in Pensacola, Florida, operate the simulator that operates like the twin-moutn power turret used by Navy gunners in aerial action with the enemy. The women will later serve as instructors at training centers throughout the country.
The November 1943 photograph comes from the National Archives.
Gunnery School
WAVES in training at the Aviation Gunnery School in Pensacola, Florida, learn the operation of the projectors used in synthetic gunnery training devices (an early version of virtual reality). The women will later serve as instructors at training centers throughout the country.
The November 1943 photograph comes from the National Archives.
Low Pressure Chamber
WAVES at Pensacola, Florida, instruct Naval cadets in the proper use of oxygen equipment via a low pressure chamber. The unidentified WAVE in this photo mans the observation post. She communicates with those inside the chamber using the microphone.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
November 26, 1943
The Iowave from November 26, 1943. Top headline of the day: the impressive support for War Bonds at the Yeoman training school at Iowa State Teacher’s College in Cedar Falls.
The photograph comes from the archives of Northern Iowa University.
On Their Way
WAVE recruits Mary Elizabeth Crockett (left) and Mary Elizabeth Nelson (right) are leaving San Diego for boot camp at Hunter College, the Bronx, New York, in November 1943.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Admiring Glances
WAVE Seaman Eloise Hare of Green Bay, Wisconsin, is in training for Yeomen at NTS Stillwater, Oklahoma. She’s the subject of admiring glances from the locals. The girls standing neatly at parade rest are Carolyn Whitney, Frema Ruth Harris, and Catherin Harris, all of Stillwater.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
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