Naval War College (U.S.)

Ball discusses her reasons for joining the WAVES in 1943, training at the US Naval Training School (WR), Hunter College, assignment as a file clerk in Washington, DC in the Bureau of Personnel, then worked in the mailroom. Comments on residence in Arlington Farms, social life, recreation and marriage in June 1945. Ball continued her affiliation with the Navy as a navy wife for sixteen years.

Ball was born in Woonsocket, RI in 1922. She spent her youth there and worked for US Rubber making barrage balloons after she graduated from high school in 1940. After her years as a navy wife, she returned to Warwick, RI and was employed by J.F. Moran Company.

Part of the WAVES in WWII Oral History Project.

Bergquist, Doris Dawson, 1924-. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted WAVE. Includes youth in Cranston, RI., High School graduation in 1943; Goal was to join the Navy; Enlisted in October 1944; Trained at USNTS (WR), Hunter College; Integration of her regiment; Response of women to integration; Attended Yeo­man School at Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, Iowa, classes; Opinion of training; As­ signed to NAS, Pensacola, Fla., in officer personnel; Social life; Friendships; Met celebrities Ted Williams, Averell Harriman and John N. Brown; Work was interesting; Well treated by officers and civilians; Separated from the Navy in 1947; Sadness at leaving; Medals received; Impact of na­val service on life; Attended WAVE reunions; Member of Ocean State WAVES and WAVES Na­tional; Proud to be a WAVE and felt she made a contribution to the war effort.

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.