Papers, 1944-1979.

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Papers, 1944-1979.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48926403

Miscellany, naval papers, and photographs, 1944-1947. Most of the collection treats Yeoman Owenby's service in the WAVES at the Naval War College during World War II. The collection contains her discharge papers, certificates, badges, emblems and photographs of herself and groups of WAVES.

1 box; 10 x 5 x 12 in.

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7600000

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve

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The United States entered WWII in 1941 and soon faced a serious shortage of manpower in the military. Congress, along with public interest and advocacy from various national organizations, forced the Department of the Navy (over considerable internal resistance) to start accepting women into their service to augment the many thousands of men already active in the war effort. On June 24, 1942, Congress passed an act to create a women's reserve as a branch of the Naval reserve; to be governed by ...

Owenby, Willie May, 1915-2001.

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Willie May Owenby was born McMinn County, TN, 1915. She joined WAVES in 1943. She was assigned as a yeoman in the Department of Intelligence and Logistics at the Naval War College, Newport, RI, 1944-1947. From the description of Papers, 1944-1979. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 48926403 ...

Naval War College (U.S.)

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Brown, Thomas Shipley, 1912-

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Captain Thomas A. Brown, U.S. Naval officer, was born in Michigan and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1935. He attended the Naval War College in 1944 and received an MBA from Stanford University in 1949. He retired from the U.S. Navy in 1964 and lives in Portsmouth, RI. From the description of Papers, 1945-1963. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 757821718 ...

Steinwachs, Franklin S., 1887-1960.

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