WAVES get a taste of summer! Swimming was part of the recreational activities for WAVES at their training school in the Bronx. Here, the women learn the basics.
The 1943 photograph comes from the National Archives.
Tag Archives: world war II
Church Services
This paperwork from the U.S. Naval Training School in the Bronx for WAVES (at the former Hunter College) outlines the schedule for religious services. Note there are only three options: Catholic, Protestant and Jewish. It dates from June 11, 1943.
It comes from the special collections in the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
WAVES Newsletter 6/44
From 70 years ago this month.
It comes from the special collections in the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
Naval Hospital, Oakland, Pt. 3
In this 1943 image, Reita M. White, a Pharmacist’s Mate 3rd Class, inspects teeth in the dental clinic at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Oakland, California.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
On Inspection
WAVE Commander McAfee, accompanied by Rear Adm. George S. Bryam, inspects the WAVES on duty at the Hydrographic Office, Suitland, MD.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
WAVES Barracks
San Francisco during World War II was a military town. And while many were bunked at places like Treasure Island, for some WAVES the crush of military personnel meant they lived in the city, off base.
This is an aerial of the WAVES’ barracks at the Western Women’s Club in San Francisco, looking northeast.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
On the Radio
WAVE Genevieve Sullivan speaks on the radio at the WAVES Training School, Hunter College, the Bronx, New York in late 1943.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
From the Log…
Finally, from the December 1943 WAVES News Letter, some updates on jobs and rankings for WAVES.
The newsletter comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
December 1, 1943
This week we’re going to be featuring stories from the December, 1943, edition of the WAVES News Letter. Love the snow-clad image on the cover!
The newsletter comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
Gunnery School
WAVES in training at the Aviation Gunnery School in Pensacola, Florida, learn the operation of the projectors used in synthetic gunnery training devices (an early version of virtual reality). The women will later serve as instructors at training centers throughout the country.
The November 1943 photograph comes from the National Archives.
Hinges of History 