The Navy put out newsletters to keep the WAVES up to date. The newsletters at first started out quite simple – just a copied sheet or two of paper with a few sketches – but ultimately the publications became quite polished, featuring in-depth articles, photographs and even comics.
This newsletter was published in January of 1945. It was a national publication that was designed to go out to all WAVES regardless of where they served. The photo on a cover shows a WAVE working with sailors who are learning how to use pressurized masks for high-altitude flying.
The national newsletter focused on news of interest to any WAVE. But individual bases also put out newsletters, with location-specific information.
This newsletter is held in the Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.
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