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Frances Wills and Harriet Ida Pickens are Sworn In

October 9, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments african american, Apprentice Seamen, Frances Wills, Harriet Ida Pickens, New York City, pioneer, WAVES officers

When the Navy decided to begin integrating African-American women into the WAVES program in October 1944, Frances Wills and Harriet

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Navy WAVES 

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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Navy WAVES 

Classroom Instruction at NAS Memphis Training Center

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments classroom training, communications, NAS Memphis, radar, radio, training center, WAVES officers

Classroom instruction at the Naval Air Technical Training Center at NAS Memphis. In addition to twenty-four weeks of training in

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Navy WAVES 

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 Officers Watch Ship Coming Out of Building Dock

September 11, 2017September 11, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments building dock, christening, Mildred H. McAfee, Newport News, USS Franklin, Virginia, WAVES officers

The USS Franklin (CV-13) is floated out of her building dock immediately after christening, at the Newport News Shipbuilding and

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Navy WAVES 

WAVES Officers on Deck of Hawaii-Bound Ship

September 4, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments deck, hawaii, naval ship, Pearl Harbor, USS General Omar Bundy, WAVES officers

On board the USS General Omar Bundy (AP-152) bound for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, a quartet of officers pose while sunning

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Navy WAVES 

Coffee Break for WAVES Officers Touring Blimp

August 30, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments blimp, coffee, Lakehurst, naval air station, New Jersey, tour, WAVES officers

U.S. Navy WAVES officers are treated to some coffee while touring a blimp at Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey,

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Navy WAVES 

WAVES Officers Marching to School in Cambridge

August 29, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Cambridge, Harvard University, marching formation, Massachusetts, Naval Supply Corps, Radcliff College, school, WAVES officers

WAVES Officers march to school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, circa 1943. They are marching on Garden Street, through its intersection with

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Navy WAVES 

WAVES Officers Unpacking En Route To Hawaii

March 4, 2017March 4, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments hawaii, Pearl Harbor, WAVES officers, WWII WAVES

Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Margaret Kyle and Lieutenant (Junior Grade) E.C. Day unpacking in their stateroom on board the transport that

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Firsts Navy WAVES 

First African-American WAVES Officers

October 3, 2016February 27, 2018 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments african american, midshipmens school, WAVES officers

LTJG Harriet Ida Pickens and ENS Frances Wills were members of the final graduating class at Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School

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