Papers, 1943-1966.

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Papers, 1943-1966.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52218726

This collection consists largely of published materials collected by YN1 Dorothy Loktu. There are three series. In Series I, Reunions, are programs, brochures, flyers, and correspondence related to WAVE reunions between 1953 and 1964. Series II, Publications, contains miscellaneous publications distributed by the Navy and civilian organizations as well as newsletters from Navy installations, including Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Twin Cities Naval Air Station, Key West Naval Air Station, and Treasure Island. The final series, Miscellaneous, contains newspaper clippings, three copies of photographs of Dorothy Loktu, and other documents related to YN1 Loktu's Navy career.

0.25 cubic ft.

Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7649044

Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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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 ...

Loktu, Dorothy.

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Dorothy Loktu enlisted in the WAVEs during World War II. She served as a Yeoman, achieving the rate of YN1. Her final duty station was at Minneapolis Naval Air Station, where she retired from active duty in April 1966. Following her retirement, she continued to serve in the Naval Reserve. From the description of Papers, 1943-1966. (Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command). WorldCat record id: 52218726 ...

United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...