A Blog About Women Who Were Homefront Heroines: the WAVES of World War II
Parachute Rigger Myra Clarke explains some of the intricacies of packing chutes at the WAVES at War show held at Radio City Music Hall in New York, October 1943. In the group are, left to right: Capt. Kenneth Castleman; WAVES Captain Mildred McAfee; Miss Clarke; Mrs. James V. Forrestal, wife of the Undersecretary of the Navy; and Lt. Marion Enright.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Signing the guest book at the WAVES at War show are, left to right, Mrs. Bradford Norman, Jr.; WAVES Captain Mildred McAfee, Captain Kenneth G. Castleman and Captain J.W. Troxell. The show was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York, October 1943.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
WAVES Captain Mildred McAfee speaks at the opening ceremonies of the WAVES at War show held at Radio City Music Hall in New York, October 1943.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Captain Kenneth G. Castleman and WAVES Captain Mildred McAfee arrive at the WAVES at War show held at Radio City Music Hall in New York, October 1943. Two lines of WAVES form “sideboys” as the two dignitaries arrive.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
WAVES Mary Catherine Henshaw and Dolly Elizabeth Hatch dismantle an engine supercharger at NAS Jacksonville in this October 1943 photograph.
It comes from the National Archives.
WAVES Kay Henson and Dolly Hatch work on a plane engine in October 1943 at NAS Jacksonville, Florida.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
In this photo from October 1943, WAVES learn how to repair and maintain Navy fighting plane engines at NATTC, Norman, Oklahoma.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
WAVE Ensign Mary McLean steps into the cockpit in flight gear while on duty at NAS Squantum, Massachusetts. Looking on are Lt. Leo J. Houle, the pilot, and Ensign Barbara Hunter. Lt. Houle was a former Flying Tiger pilot on the Chinese front.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
WAVE Dorcas Caldwell uses the buffer to shine the floors in a dormitory at NAS Los Alamitos.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
WAVES Marion Linderberg (left) and Doris Smith (right) take to mop duty at NAS Los Alamitos to clean up their barracks.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
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