Women Mechanics March to Their Work Area
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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Navy WAVES
Parade in Honor of Fleet Admiral Nimitz
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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Mildred McAfee at Female Officer Commissioning Ceremony
Commissioning ceremony at the new training school for female Navy (WAVES) and Coast Guard (SPARS) officers located at Hunter College
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U.S. Navy WAVES Standing for Inspection in Snow
U.S. Navy WAVES stand in formation in the snow during Captain’s inspection, circa 1943. Photo size: 3000 × 2420 Photo
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WAVES Sharpen Their Aim with Bows and Arrows
WAVES sharpen their aim with bows and arrows at a wartime recreation facility, circa 1943-45. Photo size: 3000 × 2128
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WAVES Bound for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
On board the USS General Omar Bundy (AP-152) en route to Pearl Harbor, WAVES sun themselves on a sunny deck,
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WAVES Report for Duty at Moffett Field
WAVES coming aboard at Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, California, 4 December 1943. Photo size: 3000 × 2399 Photo source:
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WAVES Flight Orderly Loading Blankets
Shown here on a two-engined Skytrain (R4D) loading blankets aboard for the passengers’ comfort on a transcontinental flight East with
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WAVES and SPARS Directors Witness Oathtaking Ceremony
Lieutenant Commander Mildred H. McAfee, USNR, Director of the WAVES (left), and Lieutenant Commander Dorothy Stratton, USCGR, Director of the
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Three WAVES Sightseeing in Washington, D.C.
Three WAVES stand by the north side of the Tidal Basin during the springtime cherry blossom season, circa 1943-45. The
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