The Navy sets up for the Sixth War Loan Drive exhibition in Chicago. The exhibit would open 70 years ago this month, November 17, 1944.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
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Sixth War Loan Drive
During the Sixth War Loan Drive in Chicago, Lt. Martha E. G. Perrill and WAVE Liane Rose demonstrate aerology (meteorology) skills for the public. The drive began 70 years ago this today, November 17, 1944.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
70 Years Ago Today
Lt. Rosamond D. Sells, USNR, swears the first African American WAVES into the Navy, November 16, 1943. Miss Frances Willis and Miss Harriet I. Pickens being sworn in as apprentice seaman. They would head to Smith College in Northampton for officer training.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Harriet Pickens
Lt. Rosamond D. Sells, USNR, swears one of the first African American WAVES into the Navy, Miss Harriet I. Pickens on November 16, 1944. She and Frances Willis, would head to officer training at Smith College.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
Don’t be a Spare…
Coast Guard recruitment poster during World War II, for the SPARs featuring the popular phrase, “Don’t be a Spare, be a SPAR.” The Coast Guard fell under Navy jurisdiction during the war.
Serve in the SPARs
Coast Guard recruitment poster during World War II, for the SPARs. The Coast Guard fell under Navy jurisdiction during the war.
The Hospital Corps
A recruitment brochure for the WAVES Hospital Corps, c. June 1945.
Joan Angel
Joan Angel, author of “Angel of the Navy,” sends birthday greetings to the Cedar Falls boot camp on its first anniversary in Fall 1943. Her book was used as a recruitment tool during World War II.
Celestial Navigation
WAVE Ensign Abigail Donohue demonstrates the Link Celestial Navigation Training device at NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Assembly and Repair
WAVE Marjorie May Judd works in the instrument overhaul division of the Assembly and Repair Department of NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Hinges of History 