Papers, 1943-1946.

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Papers, 1943-1946.

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Papers relating to her service in the WAVES during World War II, 1943-1946. Copies of discharge and separation papers, 1946; certificates, invitations, and menus; photographs of self and WAVE Regiment, Naval Training School, Hunter College; newspapers, NAVAIRSTA, Atlanta, Georgia; Navy Prayer Book.

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7565695

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve

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Waite, Nellie, 1923-

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Waite, Nellie Welch, 1923-

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Nellie Welch Waite was born in Barrington, RI in 1923. She joined the WAVES in 1943 and was a storekeeper at NAVAIRSTA, Atlanta, Georgia during WWII. She was discharged from the Navy in 1946. From the description of Papers, 1943-1946. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46450977 ...