A Blog About Women Who Were Homefront Heroines: the WAVES of World War II
Anna Fogelman is one of the women interviewed for the larger Homefront Heroines project, but she is not featured in the film. You do hear her voice in one segment.
This is her story.
This is part of our month of video, a countdown to the release of Homefront Heroines: The WAVES of World War II for home video.
We’re continuing our month of videos here at Hinges of History, as a countdown to our DVD and streaming release of Homefront Heroines: The WAVES of World War II.
Today, WAVES talk about the appeal of their uniforms.
Today we begin a month of videos on the Hinges of History blog.
For starters, the film trailer….
WAVES Quarters, Arlington Farms, Arlington, VA. WAVES wait outside for transportation.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Henderson Hall, Women’s Marines Barracks, Arlington, VA. The Women’s Marines fell under Navy jurisdiction during the war, but had different leadership and uniforms than the WAVES. They did at times train at the same facilities.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Specialist Ethel Haberman releases a pigeon on a trial flight at Naval Air Station, Richmond, Florida.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Chow time for the pigeons (and the pigeon trainers), with specialist Virginia Thomas dishing it out at Naval Air Station Richmond, Florida.
The c. 1944 photograph comes from the National Archives.
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.
Lt. Leila Stevens swears Ruth Boone into the WAVES. Boone is a great great granddaughter of legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
What’s it like to be a WAVE? Muriel Caldwell fills in the details for students at the Punahou School in Hawaii.
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