United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve

Potvin, Simmone Dupis, 1922. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted WAVE. Includes youth in Woonsocket, R.I.; Left high school to work in the mills; Influenced by brother-in-law to join the Navy; Patriotism a motive; Sworn in WAVES in 1944; Trained at USNTS (WR), Bronx, N.Y.; Qualified as a Yeoman; Sta­ tioned in Arlington, Va. at BuPers as a File Clerk; Lived in Quarters K; Socialized with other WAVES; Weekend leaves; Present at FDR's Funeral and ADM Nimitz's Homecoming; V:J Day Cel­ ebrations; Discharged in Feb 1946; WAVES service was a positive experience; Impact of WAVES service on personality and life; Maintained friendships from the WAVES; Marriage, 1947; Mem­ ber WAVES National and Ocean State WAVES.

McNeil, Tina, 1923-. Reminiscences of Tina Toselli McNeil who served in the WAVES as a storekeeper in WWII, 1943-1946. Includes growing up years, in Providence, R.1.; Graduated from Classical High School, Providence, RI.;Worked in Shepards Department Store;Joined the WAVES in 1943; Ba­ sic training at USNTS, Hunter College, Bronx, N.Y.; Enjoyed Boot Camp; Storekeeper's School, Milledgeville, Ga.; Assigned to Armed Guard School, Gulfport, Miss. as Payroll Clerk; Sang with Navy Band there; Recreation and social life; Receiving station, Navy Base, New Orleans, La.; Naval Personnel Separation Center, Camp Wallace, Tex.; Discharge, 1946; Marriage, May 1946; Mem­ ber of Ocean State WAVES Singing group; Positive comments on WAVES Service.

Colby, Virginia Downs, 1923. Youth in Glendale and La Crescenta, Calif.; Attended Glendale College as an art major; Enlisted in the Navy; Trained at U.S. Naval Training School (WR), Hunter College; Assigned to the Hospital Corps and trained at Chelsea Naval Hospital; Physician's Assistant, Bar Harbor and Brunswick, Maine, and Hickam Air Base, Oahu, Hawaii; VJ Day celebrations; Discharged in San Francisco; Significance of WAVES service; Postwar education, work, and family.

Smith, Virginia, 1924-. Reminiscences of a WWII WAVE. Includes early years in Attleboro, Mass.; Training as Occu­ pational Therapist at Westbrook, Jr. College; Reaction to Pearl Harbor bombing, enlisted in WAVES in 1944; Description of training; Housing; Classes at U.S. Naval Training School (WR) Bronx, N.Y.; Assignment at St. Albans Naval Hospital and duties there; Social Life and recreation; Course in occupational therapy, Cornell Medical School; V:J Day celebrations in NYC; Assigned to Brooklyn Naval Hospital with rating of Pharmacist's Mate, Second Class; Discharged,September 1946; Enjoyed service in the WAVES; Postwarjobs and interests; Member WAVES Na­ tional and Ocean State WAVES.

Postcards sent to her mother, Mrs. F.K. Irvine, Chicago, IL and received, 1944–1946, during her service in the WAVES at the U.S. Naval Training School (WR), Bronx, New York, USNH, Philadelphia, PA and USNH, San Diego, CA.

Jackson, Wilrna L., CAPT, NNC, USN, 1909-1998. Reminiscences of Captain Jackson, including nurses training at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio; Entered NNC in 1936 and served in USNHS in Philadelphia and Brooklyn, Mare Island and Guam. Recounted experience as POW held by Japanese from December 1941 through August 1942. Supervisor in Guam in 1945; Seived with Navy Department, 1946-1950; At­ tended Columbia University where she received a B. S. and M. S.

Love, Winfred, CAPT, USN, 1914-1999. Reminiscences of Captain Love's service in the WAVES in WWII and subsequent naval career. Includes early years in West Virginia, graduation from Mary Baldwin College, graduate work at John Hopkins University; Assistant to the president, Mary Baldwin College; Joined the WAVES in August 1942; Training at Midshipmen's School, Smith College; Assigned to BuPers, 1942-1944; Comment on Mildred McAfee Horton, Director of the WAVES; Reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941; Assistant Personnel Officer, NAS, Hawaii, 1944-1946; V:J Day celebrations; Dis­ charge, 1946; Veterans Administration, Richmond, Va., 1946-1948; Administrative Assistant to Inspector C:senera1, Navy, 1948-1951; Pub1ic Relations Officer, NAC, Phi1ade1phia, Pa., 1951- 1953; WAVES OCS, Newport, R.I., WAVES, Detailer, BuPers, 1956-1960; Atlantic Fleet HDQs, Norfolk, Va., 1960-1963; Navy Training Pubs Center, 1968-1973; Promoted to Captain; Post-re­tirement career in personnel, 1973-1978; Travel and volunteer work; Retirement in Newport, R.I. and Fla.

Vary, Yvette Richard, 1921-. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted WAVE. Includes youth in Central Falls, R.I.; High School graduation in 1941; Employed at Providence Braid; Reaction to Pearl Harbor attack; Kept up with wartime news; Patriotism motive forjoining the WAVES in April 1944; Enlisted with her sister; Trained at USNTS (WR), Bronx, N.Y.; Daily schedule at Hunter College; Classes; Marching uni­ forms; Food; NYC visits; Was in movie "Here Come the WAVES"; Assigned to Camp Endicott, Davisville, RI. in Personnel as a Yeoman Striker; Her sister worked with IBM computers; Social life and dances; WAVES were well treated; Death of FDR; V:J Day celebrations; Discharged in Feb­ ruary 1946; Returned to Central Falls; Took flying lessons; Attended Bryant College on the GI Bill; WAVES was a positive experience; Made lifelong friends; Attended WAVES conventions; Member WAVES National and Ocean State WAVES.