The Navy caption to this photograph reads “Girls in the Classroom.” WAVES attend training at Cedar Falls, Iowa, c. 1943.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
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“Rolling a Reel”
Here two unidentified WAVES are, in the words of the photo caption, “rolling a reel with a purpose.” The reel is for gunnery instruction, as you can see from the instructions on the blackboard behind the WAVES.
The photo comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies.
Taking the Wheel
Two unidentified WAVES here take the wheel of the “ship” while at boot camp. The photo comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies.
Getting Fit!
Exercise was an important part of the WAVES regimen. Here, WAVES at Hunter College boot camp in the Bronx, New York, take an exercise drill on one of the campus’s outdoor lawns. The National Archives photo dates from 1943.
Packing the ‘Chute
Getting the plane prepped includes making sure all the safety equipment is one board. Here, WAVE Mary Arnold puts a parachute into an SNJ. ,Today’s entry in our series of photographs of WAVES at work in the Naval aviation was taken at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in September 1943.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Parachute Riggers
WAVES were assigned to make and do the upkeep on parachutes Navy men would use to leap from planes during battle. In this 1943 photo from the U.S. National Archives, a WAVE packs a ‘chute.
Checking Specifications
In this photograph from the National Archives, WAVES work on hinge fitting plate check specifications. They’re in training at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Norman, Oklahoma, 1943.
Last Cedar Falls Boot Camp
By February of 1943, the WAVES would move their enlisted training facility to Hunter College in the Bronx, New York. Here, WAVES in the last boot camp at Cedar Falls, Iowa, in early 1943 listen to a lecture.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Smile!
WAVE Alice Larrick is attached to the Photo Lab of Berlin Field, auxiliary of the Naval Air Training Bases, Pensacola, Fla. The photo comes from the National Archives.
Bon Voyage! (pt. 2)
Waves wish Bluejackets Bon Voyage as they carry their seabags up the gang plank, c. January 1943. The photo comes from the National Archives.
Hinges of History 