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WAVES Yeoman Handles Registered Mail at Fleet Post Office

October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments California, Fleet Post Office, pacific, recruiting poster, Registered Mail, San Francisco, yeoman

Yeoman 1st Class Marjorie Daw Adams, USNR(W), keeps record of official and diplomatic Registered Mail destined for the Pacific area,

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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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Air Navigation Instructor Shoots Stars with Bubble Sextant

September 12, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments air navigation instructor, Air Navigator, bubble sextant, California, Camp Kearney, duty, Florida, Hollywood, Naval Auxiliary Air Station, octant, oklahoma, operational flight, Shawnee, WAVES officers

Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Jane M. Falls, USNR(W) gets ready to shoot the stars with a bubble sextant (or octant) on

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WAVES Learn How to Tie Down Cargo

September 11, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Aviation Metalsmith, California, cargo, Douglas R4D transport plane, naval air station, Naval Air Transport Service School, Oakland, WAVES students

Aviation Metalsmith J.J. Lombardo shows WAVES students of the Naval Air Transport Service School at Naval Air Station, Oakland, California,

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Moffett Field WAVES Filing Liberty Cards

September 11, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments California, color photo, liberty cards, Moffett Field, Personnel Office, seaman, watch assignments, yeoman

WAVES file liberty cards at Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, California, circa 1944-45. Yeoman 2nd Class Donna Neubauer (right) and

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WAVES Poised to Shoot at the Indoor Gun Range

September 3, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments California, guns, marksmanship, pistols, San Francisco, shooting range, Treasure Island

WAVES practice marksmanship at an indoor range at the Treasure Island Naval Base in San Francisco, California, 11 February 1943.

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WAVES Report for Duty at Moffett Field

August 28, 2017February 21, 2018 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments California, group portrait, Moffett Field, naval air station, Navy WAVES

WAVES coming aboard at Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, California, 4 December 1943. Photo size: 3000 × 2399 Photo source:

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