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Navy WAVES 

WAVES Color Guard at Naval Air Station Seattle

October 8, 2017October 8, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments administration building, color guard, color photo, flags, Naval Air Station Seattle, Washington

WAVES color guard on parade outside the Administration Building at Naval Air Station Seattle, Washington, circa 1944-45. Photo size: 2311

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Captain Mildred H. McAfee, USNR

October 8, 2017October 8, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments captain, color photo, Mildred H. McAfee, US map, USNR, WAVES, women's reserve

Captain Mildred H. McAfee, USNR, was the wartime Director of the Women’s Reserve (WAVES). Photo size: 2324 × 3000 Photo

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Two WAVES Washing a North American SNJ Training Plane

October 8, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft, Beech, color photo, Florida, Jacksonville, naval air station, SNJ training plane, washing

At the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida, two WAVES wash a North American SNJ training plane. This aircraft is

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WAVES Aircraft Mechanics Work on Training Plane

October 8, 2017October 8, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft mechanics, color photo, dungaree uniforms, dungarees, Florida, naval air station, Pensacola, Pratt & Whitney, radial engine, training plane, Whiting Field

WAVES aircraft mechanics dressed in dungaree uniforms, working on the Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp radial engine of a North

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Women Mechanics March to Their Work Area

October 8, 2017October 8, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments airfield, color photo, floatplanes, flying boats, Navy WAVES, torpedo plane, women marines, Women mechanics

Women mechanics march to their work area, circa 1944-45. This group appears to include both Navy WAVES and Women Marines.

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WAVES Aircraft Mechanics Work on Port Outboard Engine

September 13, 2017September 13, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft engine, aircraft mechanic, California, naval air station, Naval Air Transport Service, Oakland, Pratt & Whitney

WAVES aircraft mechanics working on the port outboard engine (a Pratt & Whitney R-2000) of a Naval Air Transport Service

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Two WAVES Mechanics Move a Battery Cart Onto Airfield

September 13, 2017September 13, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments airfield, battery cart, California, color photo, naval air station, Naval Air Transport Service, Oakland, squadron

Seaman 1st Class Billy Ikard (left) and Seaman 1st Class Barbara A. Patterson move a battery cart into position next

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WAVES Pharmacist’s Mate Works With a Patient

September 13, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments California, Pharmacist's Mate, San Diego Naval Hospital, treatment, whirlpool tank

WAVES Pharmacist’s Mate 1st Class Virginia LaGrange works with a patient as he undergoes treatment in the therapeutic whirlpool tank,

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WAVES Working on Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engine

September 13, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft engine, California, naval air station, Oakland, Pratt & Whitney, seaman, squadron, WAVES mechanics

Seaman 1st Class Lorrain Taylor (right) and Seaman 1st Class Martha Harrison working on the # 1 engine (a Pratt

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Parade in Honor of Fleet Admiral Nimitz

September 12, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Navy WAVES, parade, Pennsylvania Avenue, washington dc, WAVES Band, World War II

Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, returns triumphant to Washington, D.C. at the end of World War II. Here, Navy

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