Back Cover of WAVES "Pass in Review"

ID: 1024 ~ Source: Judy Coker Benowitz ~ Creator: U.S. Navy ~ Date: 1945
This file appears in: Joining the WAVES
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The cover depicts a cartoon of Wave Quarters 'D' with stylized drawings of young women wearing dark skirts and white shirts with neckerchiefs busily cleaning, working, whistling, and nervously awaiting mail at the mail-room. The Navy WAVES insignia is at the top center of the cover.

This file appears in: Joining the WAVES

By Judy Coker Benowitz
"I am not sure how Mother was recruited.  She may have seen a poster or heard an advertisement on the radio. The WAVES primarily used newspapers, radio, and personal contact to recruit. Mother wanted to be a flight attendant, but…