Part of the job of WAVE Ethel Haberman is training pigeons to be the Navy’s messengers.
The c. 1944 photograph comes from the National Archives.
Tag Archives: navy
All Aboard!
The Highlight
The highlight of the day? Incoming mail (at least at NATTC Norman, Oklahoma).
The Wayne Miller photo comes from the National Archives.
Bridge, Anyone?
WAVES play bridge in Bartlett Hall at the boot camp in Iowa State Teacher’s College, Cedar Falls. Iowa State Teacher’s College (now Northern Iowa University) transitioned to a yeoman training facility in February 1943.
The Wayne Miller photograph comes from the National Archives.
Ship Service
The (landlocked) ship service at the Naval Air Training Command in Norman, OK. “Ship service” is the Navy term for store.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
January, 1945
The WAVES Newsletter from January 1945 (70 years ago this month) featured training with oxygen masks with WAVES and sailors.
January 1944
Aviation Machinist Mates make the cover of the WAVES Newsletter from January 1944.
Snap!
Smile for the camera! WAVE Ruth Edith O’Brien’s job for the Navy is a snap!
The 1944 photograph comes from the National Archives.
Drum Corps
Will you be watching any bowl game parades (our favorite is the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day)? Here, the WAVES drum corps stands at attention.
The 1944 photograph comes from the National Archives.
Parade Season
It’s parade season, so we thought we’d share some WAVES marching band photos! The one is at NAS Seattle Washington and comes from the National Archives.
Hinges of History 