Naval War College (U.S.)

O'Toole, Doris, 1923-2000. Reminiscences of a WWII WAVE, includes youth in Haledon, NJ. High School and employ­ ment with Wright Aeronautical Corporation. Enlisted in the WAVES in 1943 in NYC; Basic train­ ing at U.S. Naval Training School (WR) Bronx, N.Y.; Training at Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital as a Pharmacist's Mate, Second Class; Assignment at Naval Dispensary, Charleston Naval Base, S.C.; Duties and problems; Recreation, ships parties; Smallpox scare; V:J Day celebrations; Cooperative spirit among WAVES; Impact of WAVES on life; GI Bill for College and graduate education; Re­ search scientist at Charles Pfizer Corporation; Member, Ocean State WAVES.

Doris Blaney joined the Women's Reserve for the United States Marine Corp during WWII, 1944-1945

Nemitz, Doris Williams, 1924. Reminiscences of a WWII WAVE who served as a Yeoman at the Newport (R.I.) Naval Base in the communications office. Early years and education in Providence (R.l.); Employment in Walsh Kaiser Shipyard, Cranston, R.l., andJuliette Mills, Providence, R.l.; Patriotism; Enlisted in 1944; Training and indoctrination at USNTS ('WR) Bronx, N.Y.; Comments on classes; Marching; Recreation; Food; Yeoman training at Iowa State Teacher's College, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Assign­ ment at Naval Base, Newport, R.l. in the Communication Station where she was involved in de­ coding, receiving and sending messages; Lived in WAVES barracks on base; Friends; Recreation; Social life in Newport; Fire in Barracks B; V:J Day; Discharge in May 1946; WAVES service a posi­ tive experience; Marriage, 1947; Member, Ocean State WAVES; Attended WAVES reunions, Boston, Mass.

Council, Dorothy, CAPT, USN, 1912-1998. Reminiscences of career as an officer in the WAVES in WWII and in the regular Navy, 1942- 1972. Includes early years in Northampton, Mass.; Education at Smith College, class of 1933; Ca­reer in merchandising at Macy's and Franklin Simon; Enlisted in the WAVES in 1942; Indoctrina­tion at Mt. Holyoke College; Assigned as Personnel Officer, Communications Division, 1942- 1945, Washington, D.C.; Discrimination vs. Women; Administration and Personnel Officer, Com­munication Division, Hawaii, 1945-1946; Administration and Personnel Officer, Communica­tion Division, San Francisco, Calif., 1946-1950; Women Officer Detail, BuPers, Washington, D.C., 1950-1953; Promotion exams; Administration and Personnel Officer, Central Torpedo Office, Newport, RI., 1953-1957; Fond of Newport; BuPers liaison in congress, 1957-1960; Administra­tion and personnel officer, EUCOM, Paris, 1960-1962; Living in Paris, CO, Recruit training Women, 1962-1964; Bainbridge, Md.; Assistant Administration Officer, NWC; Promotion to Cap­tain; OSD, Military Personnel Branch, 1968-1972; Retirement in Newport and travel experiences.

Midgeley, Dorothy R., 1924-. Reminiscences of a WWII WAVE who served as a Welfare and Recreation Specialist at Charleston, S.C., Naval Base. Includes youth in Wells, N.Y.; Hostess at USO, Schenectady, N.Y.; Reaction to Pearl Harbor bombing; Enlisted in WAVES in 1944; Training and indoctrination and Specialist School (WR) Bronx, N.Y.; Daily routine; Classes; Marching; Food; Duties at Noisette Creek Barracks, Charleston, S.C.; Social life; Ship parties; Trips to Miami and Havana; Dis­ charged in 1946;Joined Reserve Unit, Albany, N.Y., 1948-1949; Marriage; WAVE Conventions and Ocean State WAVES.

Henderson, Douglas B., RADM, USCG, 1910-. B.S., USCG Academy, 1936; Chelan; Cayuga; Tahoe; Assistant to the first CG District Engi­ neer, Boston, 1939-1940; Master's Degree in Naval Construction and Engineering, MIT, Cam­ bridge, Mass., 1943; Hull Inspector/Officer in Charge, Technical Division, Office of the Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding, San Pedro, Calif., 1943-1946; Hull Superintendent/Docking Offi­ cer, Curtis Bay, Md., 1946-1948; Engineer Officer, Chautauqua, 1948-1949; XO, Kukui, 1949- 1950; CO, Klamath, 1950-1951;Secretary, Ship's Structure Committee, and Staff, Office of Engi­ neering, CGHQ, Washington, D.C., 1951-1955; Officer in Charge, Power Laboratory, CG Acad­ emy, and Deputy Head, Applied Science and Engineering Department, USCG Academy, 1955- 1959; CO, Ingham, 1959-1961; Chief of Engineering, Fourteenth District, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1961; Chief of Engineering, Fifth District, Portsmouth, Va., 1964; Deputy Chief, Office of Engi­ neering, CGHQ, 1964; Comptroller, CGHQ, 1966-1968; Chief, Office Engineering, 1968.

Casmdy, Duane H., GEN, USAF, 1933-. Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command published by USTRANSCOM Office of History, Scott AFB, Illinois. The main focus of the history is the establishment and developmentof the nation's newest United Military Command.

Doolittle discusses the reaction of Yale students to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, joining the US Army after graduation from Yale in 1942, Field Artillery unit, training to fly Piper Cubs, assigned to Pacific Theater with 43rd Division, first art New Zealand, then New Guinea and the Philippines, flying missions to locate Japanese troops, adjusting fire for the USS Pennsylvania, conditions in the Philippines, barracks, food, friendship with a Filipino family, practicing for the invasion of Japan, demilitarizing Yokosuka, and returning home.

Potter, E. Jane, LCDR, USN, 1913-1999. Reminiscence of a WWII WAVE whojoined the regular Navy and served for twenty-one years. Includes her youth in Beaver, Pa.; Graduation from Geneva College; Worked in Personnel De­ partment, Jones and Laughlin Steel Co., 1934-1943; Joined the USN for patriotic reasons; Trained at USNMS (WR), Smith College; As.signed as Head, Navy Relief, Newport, R.I.; Assigned to BuPers, Plans and Policy Department, ca. 1946;Assigned to London in Intel Department;Joint Staff, Germany; CNO's Office; First woman to attend NWC, 1958-1959; Staff, NWC, 1959-1960; Amphibious Force assignment, Little Creek, Va., 1960--1963; Retired in 1963; Retirement and work in Washington, D.C; Retired in Newport, R.I.; Positive comments on naval career.