Papers, 1944-1945.

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Papers, 1944-1945.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57510895

The Papers of Virginia C. Williford hold material related to her service in the WAVES during World War II. Items in the collection include Our Days at United States Naval Training School (Women's Reserve), Bronx, New York brochure; Conning Tower, U.S. Naval Training School (WR), May 1944; Divine Services summary, 14 May 1944; U.S. Naval Training School (WR); The Louisville Times Daily Magazine, 31 July 1944; a picture of the WAVES' second birthday party on the Washington Monument grounds; and a Bill of Fare for the General Mess at the U.S. Naval Barracks Commissary, 5-11 March 1945.

0.25 cubic ft.

Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7762422

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 ...

Williford, Virginia C.

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Virginia C. Williford was a member of the WAVES during World War II. From the description of Papers, 1944-1945. (Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command). WorldCat record id: 57510895 ...

United States. Navy

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United States. Naval Training School, Women's Reserve (Hunter College)

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