WAVE Rose Schneider attends the Homefront Heroines: The WAVES of World War II preview at the Broomfield Public Library on November 9th. Schneider served as a Storekeeper during World War II.
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Honoring Her Mother
Westminster Public Library’s Fiction Librarian Kathe Fletcher stands with a photograph of her mother at the preview screening of Homefront Heroines: The WAVES of World War II at the Broomfield Auditorium. Fletcher organized the event.
Veteran’s Day
Happy Veteran’s Day!
In this photo, former WAVES chat after the preview screening of Homefront Heroines: The WAVES of World War II at the Broomfield Library on November 9th.
“Homefront Heroines” Preview
Westminster Public Library’s Kathe Fletcher introduces the Homefront Heroines: the WAVES of World War II at the Broomfield Auditorium on Friday November 8th. The film’s preview screening was in honor of Veterans’ Day and to help celebrate the Northern Colorado Reads program.
The photograph comes courtesy Kathe Fletcher.
A Kiss Farewell
WAVES leaving the Cedar Falls boot camp by train for Chicago, Illinois. In this photograph from the National Archives. Chief Buckley kisses WAVE Lee Chamberlain goodbye.
The Next Station
After WAVES completed their boot camp training, they were sent to other stations. Here, WAVES leave Cedar Falls via bus for another training center. It comes from the National Archives.
Photo Op
Families back home wanted to know what was happening with their WAVES as they went through training. Here, boots at the Cedar Falls Boot Camp are having their pictures taken to send home to families and friends.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Lunch
In this photograph from the National Archives, WAVES are having lunch at the mess hall for the Yeoman Training facility in Stillwater at Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University).
Bridge
During boot camp, WAVES play bridge in their quarters in Bartlett Hall, Cedar Falls, Iowa. The photo comes from the National Archives.
Quarters
WAVES (left to right) Jane Rosenbaum, June David and Thelma Stretch do their laundry and write letters in their quarters at Cedar Falls. The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Hinges of History 