A Blog About Women Who Were Homefront Heroines: the WAVES of World War II
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.
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 Kay Henson and Dolly Hatch work on a plane engine in October 1943 at NAS Jacksonville, Florida.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
The USS Franklin launches after its October 1943 christening at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock. WAVES were invited to attend the launch, WAVES commander Mildred McAfee christened the ship.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Lt. Cmdr. Mildred H. McAfee, USNR, Director of the Women’s Reserve, christens the USS Franklin at its launching at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry dock in October 1943.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Lt. Cmdr. Mildred H. McAfee, USNR, Director of the Women’s Reserve, shows the gift she received during the USS Franklin ship christening ceremony to a group of WAVES who were there.
The October 1943 photo comes from the National Archives.
Lt. Cmdr. Mildred H. McAfee, USNR, Director of the Women’s Reserve, is at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry dock for the christening of the USS Franklin in October 1943. She’s receiving a gift for her participation.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
WAVES at Port Magu, California, shoot photographs of the LST landing there 70 years ago today, October 15, 1943.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
WAVES worked in a variety of jobs. Here, a WAVE is on duty at the ship’s store, working as a cashier. The photograph from October 1943 was taken at Port Huenume, Acorn Training Detachment.
It comes from the National Archives.
October, 1943 saw another uniform addition for the WAVES. Dorothea Jameson models the working smock for pharmacists, laboratory technicians, parachute riggers, and other technical specialists. It would only be worn by enlisted officers.
The photographs come from the National Archives.
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