Navy – Page 19 – Women of World War II

WAVES Students Take Practice Flight in Celestial Trainer

October 11, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Celestial Navigation, celestial trainer, instructor, NAS Seattle, navigator, practice flight, Quonset Point, specialist, teacher

WAVES specialists taking 10-week course at Navy Link Celestial Navigation schools at two widely-separated Naval Air Stations – Quonset Point,

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Girls Behind the Man Behind the Gun

October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments ammunition, Florida, Gunners School, Hollywood, instructors, machine gun, target range

Draped with belts of .50-calibre ammunition, Florence Johnston, Specialist (G) Third Class (left), and Rosamund Small, Specialist (G) Third Class,

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Secretary of the Navy Reviews WAVES Officers

October 11, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments California, Captain Henry C. Gearing, commanding officer, ensign, Frank Knox, Naval Training Station, review, San Diego, Secretary of the Navy, WAVES officers

Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox reviews WAVES officers during a visit to the Naval Training Station, San Diego, California,

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WAVES Mail Clerk Rewraps a Package for Overseas Shipment

October 11, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments hawaii, Mail Clerk, mailman, overseas shipment, package, Pearl Harbor, post office, recruiting poster

Mailman 3rd Class Margery Van Dyke, USNR(W), rewraps and readdresses a package that arrived for overseas shipment in a condition

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Ensign Wills and LT(jg) Pickens Packing After Graduation

October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 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

October 11, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 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

October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 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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Red Cross Serving Chow to Hunter College WAVES

October 11, 2017November 3, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Bronx, chow, Coast Guard SPARS, Hunter College, Naval Training Center, navy, New York City, Red Cross

First chow is served by the Red Cross at the Hunter College campus of the U.S. Naval Training Center, Women’s

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WAVES Working on SBD Dauntless Aircraft

October 11, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft mechanics, assembly and repair department, Aviation Machinist's Mate, Aviation Metalsmith, Florida, Jacksonville, naval air station, seaman

WAVES Aviation Metalsmiths and Aviation Machinist’s Mates (AMM) working on an SBD Dauntless aircraft in the Assembly and Repair Department

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Aviation Machinist’s Mate Repairing Naval Aircraft

October 10, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft engine, aircraft mechanic, Aviation Machinist's Mate, Grumman, naval air station, Pratt & Whitney, Seattle, Washington

Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Barbara Warfield, USNR(W), working on an aircraft at Naval Air Station, Seattle, Washington, 28 September

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