Navy WAVES WAVES Lowering an Airplane Engine Onto a Block August 29, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke WAVES at the Naval Training School in Norman, Oklahoma, lower an airplane engine onto a block, July 1943. Photo size: 3000 × 2423 Photo source: Naval History and Heritage Command Usage: Public Domain More World War II Women Who Served:Captain Mildred H. McAfee, USNRLieutenant Commander Mildred H. McAfee, USNRAviation Machinist's Mate Repairing Naval AircraftWAVES Pharmacist's Mate at San Diego Naval Hospital