Three WAVEs in training including Ivah Ree Harris and her friends Prather and Howard

ID: 1029 ~ Source: Judy Coker Benowitz ~ Creator: U.S. Navy ~ Date: ca. 1943
This file appears in: Joining the WAVES
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ID: Three women in Navy uniforms sit side-by-side on a bench.

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…