A Blog About Women Who Were Homefront Heroines: the WAVES of World War II
The December 1943 edition of the WAVES News Letter featured profiles of the different bases where the women might be stationed, included Naval Air Station Lakehurst. In Lakehurst, women worked in various aviation-related dutied, including parachute riggers, aerographers, radio operators, control tower operators and other jobs.
The newsletter comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
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.
This week we’re going to be featuring stories from the December, 1943, edition of the WAVES News Letter. Love the snow-clad image on the cover!
The newsletter comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
A bit of WAVES humor for this Thanksgiving Day. We hope you enjoy the holiday with your family and friends.
The cartoon comes from the collection of Liane Rose Galvin.
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.
Aviation cadets at NAS St. Louis use the range finder and other gunnery equipment to become skilled marksmen. They’re learning from Navy WAVES, who are showing the fighter pilots how to estimate correct lead time before opening fire on an enemy bomber.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
WAVE officers of the Bureau of Ships qualify for the Navy Expert Pistol Medal on the Marine Pistol Range at Quantico. The photograph comes from the National Archives.
WAVES Captain Mildred McAfee and Captain Gordon Underwood review the new WAVE officers during graduation ceremonies at Smith College, Northampton, MA, on November 16, 1943.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
WAVES pass in formation during graduation ceremonies for officers at Smith College in Northampton, MA, November 16, 1943. WAVE captain Mildred McAfee salutes as the officers pass.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
From this November 1943 photograph at NAS Los Alamitos: Chow time affords the girls an opportunity to catch up on conversation and review the work of the day.
It comes from the National Archives.
Hinges of History 