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Ensign Wills and LT(jg) Pickens Packing After Graduation
Navy WAVES 

Ensign Wills and LT(jg) Pickens Packing After Graduation

October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 admin 0 Comments african american, Frances Wills, graduation, Harriet Ida Pickens, Massachusetts, midshipmens school, Northampton, packing

Ensign Frances Wills (right) helps Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Harriet Ida Pickens pack her suitcase, following their graduation from the Naval

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Ensign Wills and LT(jg) Pickens Enjoy Lunch
Navy WAVES 

Ensign Wills and LT(jg) Pickens Enjoy Lunch

October 11, 2017 admin 0 Comments african american, Frances Wills, Harriet Ida Pickens, Massachusetts, midshipmens school, Northampton, restaurant, WAVES officers

Ensign Frances Wills (left) and Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Harriet Ida Pickens enjoy lunch following their graduation from the Naval Reserve

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First African-American WAVES Officers to Graduate
Navy WAVES 

First African-American WAVES Officers to Graduate

October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 admin 0 Comments african american, Frances Wills, graduation, Harriet Ida Pickens, Massachusetts, midshipmens school, Northampton, WAVES officers

Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Harriet Ida Pickens (left) and Ensign Frances Wills, photographed after graduation from the Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School

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First African-American WAVES Officers Congratulate Each Other
Navy WAVES 

First African-American WAVES Officers Congratulate Each Other

October 10, 2017 admin 0 Comments african american, Frances Wills, Harriet Ida Pickens, Massachusetts, midshipmens school, Northampton, WAVES officers

Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Harriet Ida Pickens (left) and Ensign Frances Wills congratulate each other after being being commissioned as the

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WAVES Officers Marching to School in Cambridge
Navy WAVES 

WAVES Officers Marching to School in Cambridge

August 29, 2017 admin 0 Comments Cambridge, Harvard University, marching formation, Massachusetts, Naval Supply Corps, Radcliff College, school, WAVES officers

WAVES Officers march to school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, circa 1943. They are marching on Garden Street, through its intersection with

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