WAVES NEWS LETTER: May 1945
Washington, D.C. [United States Navy], 1945. Standard magazine size (8" x 10 7/8"): [8] pp. including the staple-bound wrappers, with photographic illustrations and a map of the Pacific Offensive. Faint toning along the extremities, with a short split to the spine heel; otherwise very good. OCLC locates no holdings.
When the U.S. entered the World War II in 1941, the only American women in uniform were members of the Army Nurse Corps and Navy Nurse Corps. By 1942, the rules changed. In May, the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was created, quickly followed by the addition of women to the US Navy and Marine Corps, creating the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) and Women Reservists.
"Published monthly for the information and interest of the Women's Reserve of the United States Naval Reserve", this newsletter reported on the contributions of WAVES to the war effort and opportunities available to women in the service. The May 1945 issue includes a notice for new procedures regarding overseas assignments and a short piece on Lieutenant Commander Elizabeth Reynard, second in command of the WAVES, as well as a rundown on the activities of WAVES at the Naval Air Technical Training Center at Gainsville, Georgia; the First Naval District in Boston; the Fleet Post Office in Seattle; and the Naval Hospital at Santa Margarita Ranch, California. Item #78812
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