WAVES Waiting at a Navy Air Terminal
WAVES at a Navy air terminal while en route to Naval Air Station, Olathe, Kansas, via a Navy transport plane.
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Author: Margie Bedell-Burke
WAVES On Board a Douglas R4D-6 Transport Plane
WAVEs en route to Naval Air Station, Olathe, Kansas, in a Douglas R4D-6 transport plane, accompanied by their instructor, Lieutenant
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WAVES Play Santa at Bethesda Naval Hospital
WAVES of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts help wrap Christmas presents for Navy and Marine Corps convalescents at the
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WAVES Working in Washington D.C. Post Office
World War II WAVES at work in Washington, D.C., in the first post office of its size to be staffed
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Companies of WAVES March to Second Anniversary Rally
WAVES held a rally at the Washington Monument Grounds July 30, 1944, to celebrate the second anniversary of the establishment
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WAVES Master Escape Hatch During Physical Training
Though they don’t serve aboard ships, WAVES must master the intricacies of the ‘escape hatch’ to develop coordination and endurance
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WAVES Last Inspection Before Going Overseas
WAVES about to go overseas put their barracks in perfect order at the distribution center on the west coast. The
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WAVES and SPARS Day in New York City
New York City WAVES and SPARS march to New York’s City Hall Plaza to participate in WAVES and SPARS Day
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WAVES Gather for Mail Call
In the Navy there’s no call like Mail Call, regardless of whether you are a sailor at sea or a
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WAVES and Nurses “Go Below” for Submarine Training
The submarine branch of the U.S. Navy is strictly marked ‘Men Only’, but there is a group of women in
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