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 served as temporary WAVES quarters, circa 1943.

Photo size: 2420 × 3000
Photo source: Naval History and Heritage Command
Usage: Public Domain

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