Navy WAVES – Page 4 – Women of World War II

Women Marines and WAVES Visiting the USS Tripoli

WAVES and women Marines visiting the USS TRIPOLI (CVE-64) on 2 January 1944. Photo size: 3000 × 2395 Photo source:

WAVES kiss sailors during a “Back to the States” party on the flight deck of USS SARATOGA (CV-3) at Pearl

WAVES and women Marines visiting the USS Tripoli (CVE-64), January 1944. Photo size: 3000 × 2397 Photo source: Naval History

Frances D. Hanusik, SKC, was one of the first WAVES promoted to the rank of chief, circa 1944. Photo size:

WAVES Specialists study Link Celestial Navigation ‘Celestial pathfinders’ for other WAVES to follow. 70 Specialists (Teachers) of the Women’s Reserve

WAVES specialists taking 10-week course at Navy Link Celestial Navigation schools at two widely-separated Naval Air Stations – Quonset Point,

Draped with belts of .50-calibre ammunition, Florence Johnston, Specialist (G) Third Class (left), and Rosamund Small, Specialist (G) Third Class,

Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox reviews WAVES officers during a visit to the Naval Training Station, San Diego, California,

Mailman 3rd Class Margery Van Dyke, USNR(W), rewraps and readdresses a package that arrived for overseas shipment in a condition

Ensign Frances Wills (right) helps Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Harriet Ida Pickens pack her suitcase, following their graduation from the Naval

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