Papers 1942-1945.

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Papers 1942-1945.

Scrapbook of memorabilia, photographs, clippings, printed material, certificates, and letters from period of service with the WAVES during World War II.

1 v. ; 35 cm.

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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 ...

Women's Studies Archives (Bowling Green, Ohio)

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Kronfield, Josephine Martha Suter.

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Woman serving in the WAVES during World War II. From the description of Papers 1942-1945. (Bowling Green State University). WorldCat record id: 55849941 ...