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Harriet Ida Pickens Sworn in as Apprentice Seaman

October 9, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments african american, apprentice seaman, Columbia University, Harriet Ida Pickens, New York City, pioneer, swearing in, WAVES officer

Harriet Ida Pickens, a public health administrator with a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Columbia University, is sworn in

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WAVES Postal Worker Distributes Mail

October 9, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Mail Clerk, post office, postal worker, seaman, washington dc, WAVES Quarters D

Seaman 1st Class Evelyn Bailey, USNR(W), on duty in the post office at WAVES Quarters D, Washington, D.C., June 1944.

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Twin Sisters Talk With a WAVE at Hunter College

October 9, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Bronx, commissioning ceremonies, Hunter College, Naval Training School, New York City, recruiting poster, twin sisters, twins, WAVES poster

Twin sisters Ann Louise Budnick and Jule Louise Budnick talk with a WAVE while en route to commissioning ceremonies for

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WAVES Cheerleaders for Naval Air Station Football Team

October 9, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments cheerleaders, football, iowa, naval air station, Ottumwa, recreation

WAVES serve as cheerleaders for the Naval Air Station, Ottumwa, Iowa, football team, 21 October 1943. They are (from left

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WAVES Ensign Receives Salute From Marine Sentry

October 9, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments apartment building, guard, gun, Marine sentry, revolver, salute, WAVES officer, WAVES quarters

Ensign Emma D. Shelton, USNR(W), receives a salute from an armed Marine sentry as she enters an apartment building that

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WAVES Officers Receive Tour of Blimp Hangar

October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments blimp hangar, guided tour, Lakehurst, naval air station, New Jersey, pilots, WAVES officers

World War II WAVES officers receive a guided tour of a blimp hangar at Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey,

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WAVES Arrive on Bus in Banana River, Florida

October 9, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Banana River, bus, Florida, naval air station, WAVES

WAVES debarking from a bus upon their arrival at Naval Air Station, Banana River, Florida, 21 February 1944. Photo size:

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WAVES and British Sailors Receive Free Theater Tickets

October 9, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments British sailors, Navy WAVES, new york, Recreation Committee, Royal Navy, theater tickets

U.S. Navy WAVES and British Royal Navy sailors obtain free theater tickets from New York’s Defense Recreation Committee, circa 1943.

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Seaman 2nd Class ‘Mans’ the Switchboard

October 9, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments seaman, Switchboard Operator, washington dc, WAVES quarters, World War II

Seaman 2nd Class Mary Garrell, USNR(W), mans the switchboard at WAVES Quarters D, Washington, D.C., August 1943. Photo size: 3000

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WAVES in Chill Chamber Put On Oxygen Masks

October 9, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments chill chamber, flight gear, Florida, Jacksonville, main dispensary, naval air station, oxygen masks, WAVES

At Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida, WAVES dressed in leather flight gear put on oxygen masks in preparation for an

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