Aviation Machinist Mates make the cover of the WAVES Newsletter from January 1944.
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1/1/1945
Happy 2015! This is the yearbook from Iowa State Teacher’s College in Cedar Falls (now Northern Iowa University),where the WAVES had a training school.
It comes from the college’s Archives and Special Collections.
New Year’s Eve
What are you doing this New Year’s Eve? We’re guessing your routine isn’t as filled at this one for the WAVES at the training center in the Bronx on December 31, 1943. And they don’t even get to stay up to ring in the New Year!
The document comes from Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University.
Aloha!
Once WAVES touched down in Hawaii in early 1945, they got a big “Aloha” from the sailors on shore, as noted in this article from the WAVES Newsletter.
Setting Sail
While selected WAVE officers headed to the Hawaii assignment in late 1944, the bulk of WAVES wouldn’t set sail until early 1945. The procedure for women heading overseas is outlined in this article from the WAVES Newsletter.
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.
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.
I’ll Be Home…
I’ll be home for Christmas (if only in my Dreams).
Happy holidays from the WAVES and Homefront Heroines.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Sneak a Peek
Yeoman Anne C. Fee takes a peek at the gift she’s wrapping as part of the “Wives and WAVES” Committee in December 1944. The group wrapped a thousand presents for Navy and Marine casualties at the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Merry Christmas and and enjoyable holiday season!
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Candelight Service
A trio of WAVES carol at the candlelight service at Port Hueneme, California in December 1943. They are (left to right) Yeoman B.J. Phipps, Storekeeper E.J. Dais, and Yeoman F. J. Roberts.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Hinges of History 