At the Navy Exhibit for the Sixth War Loan Drive, which opening on November 17, 1944 (70 years ago), WAVE ensign Edna Laing demonstrates aerology (weather forecasting) skills.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
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The Exhibit
The Navy sets up for the Sixth War Loan Drive exhibition in Chicago. The exhibit would open 70 years ago this month, November 17, 1944.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Sixth War Loan Drive
During the Sixth War Loan Drive in Chicago, Lt. Martha E. G. Perrill and WAVE Liane Rose demonstrate aerology (meteorology) skills for the public. The drive began 70 years ago this today, November 17, 1944.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
70 Years Ago Today
Lt. Rosamond D. Sells, USNR, swears the first African American WAVES into the Navy, November 16, 1943. Miss Frances Willis and Miss Harriet I. Pickens being sworn in as apprentice seaman. They would head to Smith College in Northampton for officer training.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Harriet Pickens
Lt. Rosamond D. Sells, USNR, swears one of the first African American WAVES into the Navy, Miss Harriet I. Pickens on November 16, 1944. She and Frances Willis, would head to officer training at Smith College.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
The Hospital Corps
A recruitment brochure for the WAVES Hospital Corps, c. June 1945.
Celestial Navigation
WAVE Ensign Abigail Donohue demonstrates the Link Celestial Navigation Training device at NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Assembly and Repair
WAVE Marjorie May Judd works in the instrument overhaul division of the Assembly and Repair Department of NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Oath of Office
WAVE recruits take the oath of office with Lt. Stewart.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Strike Up the Band
The WAVES not only were assigned to traditional military jobs during World War II, but some were also asked to fill in for entertainment positions, such as this WAVES-staffed band.
The 1944 photograph comes from the National Archives.
Hinges of History 