United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve

Kuster, Jessie Eagleson, 1921-. Reminiscences of WWII enlisted WAVE. Includes her youth in suburb of Glasgow, Scotland and Providence, RI.; Employed as a secretary at Anaconda Wire and Cable; Enlisted in WAVES in September 1943 for patriotic reasons; Training at USNTS (WR), Hunter College; Daily routine; Yeoman Training at Iowa State, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Assigned to CNO's Office, Intelligence Divi­sion, Sabotage Section, 1944-1946; Lived at Arlington Farms; Met ADM E.J. King, President Tru­ man and Douglas Fairbanks; Victory over Japapn Day; Promoted to Chief; Assigned to Naval Communications, 1946-1950; Assigned to CINCNELM, Strategic Naval Planning Division, London, England, 1951- 1953; Opportunities for travel; Married in London in 1952; Witnessed Coronation of Queen Eliz­abeth II; Assigned to Norfolk Naval Base, Planning Section, 1952-1955; Navy wife until 1961; Sec­retary at Quonset Point NAS and Electric Boat; Retired in 1982; Attended WAVE reunions, 1962 and 1992; Positive comments about naval career. Part of WAVES in WWII Oral History Project.

McCain, John S., Jr., ADM, USN, 1911-1981. Interview of ADM McCain, includes details of early life, parental influence, value of USNA ed­ ucation, importance of honor, patriotism and leadership, summer cruises, battleship cruises, submarine service, USNA teaching assignment, BUNAV recordsjob, and devices invented.

Gibbs, June Nesbitt, 1922. Reminiscences ofJune Gibbs who was an officer in the WAVES in WWII. Includes education at Wellesley College, course in cryptography; Enlisted in the WAVES in 1942; Training at USNMS (WR) at Smith College and Mt. Holyoke; Assigned to Naval Communication Annex, Washington, D.C.,where she worked on breaking the German code; Worked with early computers; Social life; Comments on Mildred McAfee and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek; V:J Day celebrations; Discharged inJanuary 1946; Impact of WAVES seIVice on her life; Received M. A. from Boston University; In­ volvement in Republican politics in Middletown, R.1.; On Town Council and a State Senator.

Patton, Kennon B. Henderson, 1918-. Youth in Carrollton, Ga.; College and work experience; joined the Officer Corps of the WAVES; Attended U.S. Naval Midshipmen's School (WR),at Mount Holyoke College and Smith College; Assigned to Communications Office, COM 6, Charleston, S.C., and appointed Assistant Mess Treasurer, Officers Mess; Communications Office, COM 14, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Recre­ ation, Social life, V:J Day; Discharged, Memphis, Tenn.; Work in Atlanta, Ga.; Marriage and move to South Carolina; Significance of WAVES service.

Typescript of manuscript entitled “Once a WAVE: My Life in the Navy, 1942–1946” is an account of her naval training, billets at USNTS (WR), Bronx, NY and in Hawaii where, as a LCDR, she was one of the last WAVES to leave.

Wright, Louise Platt, 1922-. Reminiscences of LCDR Wright who served in the WAVES in WWII and entered the Navy in 1949. Includes youth in Providence, R.I.; Graduation from URI;Joined the WAVES in 1943 as an enlisted rate; Training at USNTS (WR) Bronx, N.Y.; Assigned to WAVES Quarters D, Specialist Rate; Enrolled in USNMS (WR), Smith College and then Communication School at ML Holyoke College, stationed at Communication Station, Newport, RI.; Discharged in January 1947. At­ tended Boston University Law School, 1947-1949;.Joined the regular Navy in 1949; Assigned to First Naval District, Boston; Boston Naval Shipyard; Yokosuka,Japan as Administrative Assistant to CO, Fleet Activities; Legal Office, Yokosuka,Japan; Naval Legislative; Liaison to U.S. Congress; Enlisted Personnel Officer, Philadelphia; Eastern Sea Frontier, NYC: Treasure Island, San Fran­ cisco; Director Reserve Personnel, NYC; Medical disability in 1966; Annotated Statutes for Conn. LawJournal; Assessment of Naval Career.

White, Luisa Costagiola, 1924-. Reminiscences of a WAVE Link Trainer Instructor in WWII; Includes youth in Providence; Employment at Shepards Department Store; Pearl Harbor attack; Patriotism, enlistment and publicity; Training at USNTS (WR), Bronx, N.Y.; NAB Atlanta, Ga., for training; Assigned to NAS Lake City, Fla., as Ground School Trainer; Social life; Marriage in 1945; Discharged in 1945; Im­ pact of WAVES on her life; Postwar life and work; Membership in Ocean State WAVES.

Winters, Margaret Ebbitt, 1923-2006. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted WAVE. Includes her youth in Newport, R.I.; Enlisted in WAVES for patriotic reasons in 1943; Trained at USNTS (WR), Hunter College, Bronx, N.Y.; At­ tended Storekeeper's School, Milledgeville, Ga.; Assigned to Disbursing Office, Norfolk Naval Base, where she figured payroll and made payments; Resentment of WAVES bysailors; Social life, V:J Day; Impact of WAVES service on her life; Attended Bryant College on GI Bill; Returned to Newport.

Pease, Margaret Hall, 1920-2007. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted WAVE. Includes youth in Indianapolis and Milwaukee, Wis. Graduated from Lawrence College in 1942 as a music major; Taught music in Ohio and Wis­ consin; Enlisted in WAVES in 1944; Attended USNTS Bronx, N.Y.; Trained for Specialist S; As­ signed to WAVES Quarters K as Master of Arms; Social life in Washington, D.C.; Met husband there; Transferred to Arlington Farms, Member of Navy Chorus; Concert with Fred Waring; Married 1946; Navy wife; WAVES a positive experience; Attended WIMSA dedication.

Rego, Margaret Murphy, 1918-. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted WAVE. Includes youth in Fall River, Mass.; Enlistment there in 1944; Patriotism the main motive; Training at USNTS (WR), Hunter College. White Glove inspections; Assigned to Naval Operations Washington, D.C., where censored letters from the front; Enjoyed work with its responsibility; Lived at Arlington Farms; Social life; Discharged in 1946; Funeral of FDR; V:J Day; Impact of WAVESseIVice on her life; Marriage in September 1946; Postwar employment.