WAVES – Page 40 – Hinges of History

Conning Tower

Every Naval station and training center had its own newspaper. The WAVES even had a monthly newsletter that was sent to all members from Naval headquarters in Washington, DC. Conning Tower was the base newspaper for the Hunter College WAVES boot camp in the Bronx, New York.

This edition is from August, 1943. The headline of the day? First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt would be visiting the facility.

The newspaper is held by the The Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.

Birthday Girls

Yesterday was the Coast Guard birthday, last week was the anniversary of the founding of the WAVES and today is my sister’s birthday. So it only seems appropriate to continue the birthday theme, with this ad from the August 1943 edition of Conning Tower, the official newspaper of the WAVES boot camp at Hunter College in the Bronx, New York.

Happy birthday all!

The newspaper is held by the The Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.

We’re Back!

First, we’d like to apologize for our lack of posting to the Homefront Heroines community. But we’re back again, posting a photo a day about the WAVES and SPARS during World War II.

In this 1943 photo, SPARS commander Dorothy Stratton meets with some of her troops. It’s the anniversary of the founding of the Coast Guard today, so we thought this an appropriate way to wish them a Happy Birthday!

The photo comes from the US Coast Guard Archives.

Come See Us in Sarasota!

Hello Homefront Heroines, friends. We have exciting news!

The film is an official selection for the Through Women’s Eyes/Sarasota Film Festival. Homefront Heroines: The WAVES of World War II will have its world premiere on April 7ths a 2:45pm, and will have a second screening on April 9th at noon. If you’re in Florida, come visit.

We also apologize for the downtime on the blog, but now you understand why we’ve been quiet recently. We’ve been rushing to get the film finished for it’s official screening!